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INTRODUCTION. 



Dr. J. P. Campbell, late surgeon in the Cunard Royal Mail 
Service, now of Bridgeport, Conn., says : 

" Surely you could not have selected a more recuperative field 
than Litchfield County — Lakcville too — the center of the hematite 
ore region. With oxygen in abundant purity, and iron under 
every footstep, those seeking health and recreation must rapidly 
regain the former, with strength and sj)irits added, as well as find 
an iiiexhaubtible fund of the latter in viewing the grand and 
romantic scenic spectacle ever present to the eye and in explor- 
ing the many charming hidden nooks abounding in and around 
that delightful secti .n, constituting to my mind in summer almost 
an ' Earthly Paradise.' All about Litchfield County is lovely, a 
veritable Switzerland at our own doors. I remember telling the 
proprietor of the hotel in Norfolk last year, that I considered the 
view obtainable from the big stone slab in front of his hotel door, 
together with the amount of pure ozone one could thtre imbibe 
in a few minutes, ' dirt cheap ' at five dollars to an invalid lover 
of Nature, or almost anyone direct from cooped up cities of 
bricks and mortar. But at ' Lakeville ' you will fare even better 
in both respects." 

It is the mission of this little book to tell something of the 
remarkable country traversed by the Philadelphia, Reading & 
New England Railroad from Campbell Hall, in Orange County, 
New York, to Hartford, Connecticut, a distance of 145 miles, and 
by its branches from Poughkeepsie to Hopewell, and from Silver- 
nails to Rhinecliff, N. Y. 

Not unadvisedly do we speak of it as remarkable. The glory 
and the grandeur, the beauty and the utility of the lands along 
its route have their causes in some of the most wonderful convul- 



sions of geological times. Indeed, so strikingly apparent does 
this fact become when we study into the history of these rugged 
hills, beautiful valleys, and fertile meadows, that if we had time 
we should like, with the reader, to review in detail that history as 
science has revealed it. Then, not only might he who runs be 
able to read, but better yet, we who rush in luxuriant cars through 
these regions, could look out upon the landscape, and feeling its 
strange charm stealing over us, could see not only the loveliness 
of the present picture, but with it also something like a panoramic 
view of the great creative processes which have evolved it. 

Shall we now, 
reader, ride to- 
gether over the 
road, noting 
these and other 
prominent his- 
torical and in- 
dustrial feat- 
ires, but leav- 
ing detailed de- 
scriptions of 
the towns for 
another time? 
Starting, then, 
from Campbell 
Hall, the west- 
ern terminus of 
the line, we travel lor a time upon the Hudson River slates, 30,- 
joo,ooo years old. Their decay has formed a rich soil, wonder- 
fully well suited for grazing and cultivation. As a result this 
secti m is unequaled for the production of milk, and the Orange 
County dairies have long been famous as the finest in the country- 
Last year the railroad company made a special effort to encourage 
this important industry not only here but all along its line, by 
establishing creameries. Twenty sites in all have been selected 
for them and several have already been built. The officers of 
the road desire to meet reliable persons to take up the other 
locations. The business bids fair to assume very large propor- 

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tions during the next few years. Scientific dairying is rapidly 
supplanting old haphazard methods, and offers an inviting field 
for investment. While Orange County is peculiarly the milk 
producing region, nevertheless there is hardly a farm along the 
whole length of the road which is not favorable for intelligent 
dairying. 

Passing now beyond the beautiful Wallkill Valley, a very 
popular summer resort, we enter Ulster County, whose specialty 
is fruit. In fact, it is the greatest fruit section in New York State. 
Last year there were shipped from it by the Philadelphia, Read- 
ing & New England Railroad, over nine million pounds of grapes 
alone, while apples, pears, peaches, berries, and other fruit were 
sent in large quantities to the markets of New York City, Phila- 
delphia, Boston, etc. The geological character of this section is 
about the same as in Orange County, except that the road 
probably touches for a short distance the Helderberg rock«, a 
formation four or five million years younger than the Hudson 
River group. 

We have come now to Highlands, on the bank of the river, 
and turn for a moment from the wonders of nature to an 
achievement of man — the great bridge across the Hudson to 
Poughkeepsie. 

It is indeed a wonderful work as it rests there, between 
heaven and earth, seemingly a light, frail thing, and yet so strong 
in its steel frame that it supports the long, heavy trains that roll 
over it as safely as does the solid road-bed of the rock-ribbed 
mountains. In detail the great structure is described elsewhere 
in our book. We cross it, and passing over and through the 
beautiful city of Poughkeepsie, continue on our way. 

The country is a pleasing alternation of hill and dale, furnish- 
ing abundant grazing. It has a distinctively rural appearance. 
One can picture to himself a life in these quaint farm houses, as 
peaceful and quiet and happy as that where 

" In the Arcadian land on the shores of the basin of Minas, 

Distant, secluded, still, the little village of Grand Pre 

Lay in the fruitful valley." 

But we cannot linger now in these delightful scenes. The 
hurrying engine is bearing us on to parts of which we have much 

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to say because of their healthfnlness and the theories which have 
been put forth to account for it. 

As we reach Boston Corners we leave the pastoral repose ot 
a strictly farming community and enter where industrial enterprise 
for over one hundred and fifty years has set its mark upon the 
people and the land. 

We are in a land of iron — life-giving iron. For miles around 
the soil is saturated with the element which gives vigor to the 
blood, and health to animal and plant. It is, perhaps, far from 
being an idle theory which some physicians hold, that the wonder- 
ful benefit which comes in many cases from a sojourn in this 
region is directly due to the universal presence of the mighty 
mineral in earth, water, and air. 

That it is in the water the very existence of ore testifies. 
For the brown hematite or limonite which is dug here is not 
really a part of the original formation at all, but is a comparatively 
modern product. Says Dana : " It is in all cases a result of the 
alteration of other ores, through exposure to moisture, air, and 
carbonic or organic acids ; and is derived largely from the change 
of pyrite, siderite, magnetite, and various mineral species (such 
as mica, augite, hornblende, etc.), which contain iron in the 
protoxyd state. It con^^equently occupies, as a bog ore, marshy 
places, over most countries of the globe into which it has been 

BORNE BY STREAMLETS FROM THE HILLS AROUND ; and in the morC 

compact form it occurs in stalactites as well as in tuberose and 
other concretionary forms, frequently making beds in the rocks 
which contain the minerals that have been altered into it. In 
moist places, where a sluggish streamlet flows into a marsh or 
pool, a rust-yellow or brownish-yellow deposit often covers the 
bottom, and an iridescent film the surface of the water; the 
deposit is a growing bed of bog ore. The iron is transported in 
solution as a protoxyd carbonate in carbonated waters, a sulphate, 
or as a salt of an organic acid." 

If, then, the clear sweet water from the mountains is yet so 
charged with iron that it has formed beds of such immensity that 
some of them, like the "Old Hill" mine, have already been 
worked for over a century without exhausting them, why may we 
not quaff it with confidence that it will restore to sluggish and 

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impoverished blood the quickening strength which it needs? 
And who would not prefer to take such tonic of iron in long, 
refreshing draughts from purling brooks among the leafy forests, 
or crystal springs bubbling from the rocks, than in nauseous 
doses of the artificial mixtures of the druggists? It is at any rate 
worth the trying by him who needs an invigorating change. This 
north-western corner of Connecticut, into which state we have 
entered now — the iron deposits extending from Copake to 
Salisbury — is in some respects the most picturesque and entrancing 
part of our route. It is a land of mountains and lakes inter- 
mingled with prodigal confusion. Many of them are noted in 
our separate descriptions of the towns. 

The industrial value of this section of the road, embracing 
the whole of the chazy formation from Millerton to East Canaan, 
is very large. The production of the finest grade of charcoal pig 
iron has always been a most important one. Lime is also made 
in large quantities, while the amount of marble and other lime- 
stone quarried is very large. It is from the marble of this section 
that the beautiful State Capitol at Hartford is built. Tests by 
compression with the United States testing machine at Water- 
town Arsenal, Massachusetts, of fair samples of the marble of this 
region, have shown an ultimate strength of 17,822 pounds per 
square inch for the white marble, and 20,503 pounds per square 
inch for the dove colored, the fractures being pyramidal. An 
analysis of the composition of two samples made by Herbert E. 
Smith, Connecticut State Chemist, resulted as follows : 





White Marble. Dove 


Colored Marble. 


Insoluble in Acid 


2.13 


1.85 


Calcium Carbonate . 


. 52.21 


54-29 


Magnesium Carbonate 


• 43-65 


42.82 


Oxide of Iron and Alumina 


.08 


•03 


Water and Undetermined 


•93 


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100.00 


100.00 



The insoluble matter was chiefly in the form of silicious 
sand, and, in the case of the dove colored marble, there was in 
addition a very small quantity of black mineral substances, to 
which is probably due in part the color of the marble, the 



quantity of which was too small to determine its exact chemical 
character. The samples seemed to be pretty pure specimens 
of dolomite." 

Moving rapidly along though we are, we cannot fail to note 
the characteristics of this formation revealed in what we see. Not 
far away Mt. Riga stands, seeming almost ench mted with the 
mystery of its wonderful caves and the weird legends of supersti- 
tious wood choppers who have seen strange visions on its wooded 
slopes. We skirt the edges of blue lakes. We roll over culverts 
beneath which streams of iron-tinged dark red water flow from 
the mines. We see stone walls with blocks of white glistening 
marble built into them. We cross the Housatonic Valley, the 
gate to Berkshire and its glories. We look from far up on a 
mountain side out over another fertile valley in whicli are dark 
furnaces, always busy at their unceasing work of reducing ore. 

Here the scenery changes again. Everything now is rugged 
and precipitous. We toil up the steep grade from West Norfolk, 
and at Norfolk, the most famous summer resort in Northwestern 
Connecticut, we are nearly fourteen hundred feet above the sea. 
On and up for a mile further, and we are at the "Summit," the 
highest point on our route. Off to the right rises the famous 
Mad River, of Winsted. We cross it as it emerges, a mere brook 
from the bushes, and then rush down the grade beside it as it 
tumbles along on its rough way. A wild country this, which 
once barred off from the regions we have just left, like a great 
protectory wall, the mad waters of the Eastern Ocean. Yet the 
soil is fertile, and good farms are abundant even here. We pass 
the cuts, of which we have already spoken, west of Wmsted, and 
in a moment are at the westera end of the busy borough. We 
find it to be another development of the geological nature of 
the country. These hills, forbidding in some respects, furnish in 
the streams which flow from them abundant supplies of power. 
The rocky ravines are weU suited for building dams and reservoirs. 
With a quick adaptation of the resources at hand, the people 
have seized upon these advantages, and great manufacturing 
industries have sprung up all over this region, finding their 
natural center in the thriving town. We find the same conditions 
in a modified degree as we ride on, in New Hartford and Collins- 



ville, through which places the Archaean rocks extend. These 
three towns form the backbone of the manufacturmg hiterests of 
the road. 

Passing through " Satan's Kingdom," a rocky gorge of the 
Farmington River below New Hartford, we may obtain a vivid 
idea of the way in which the hills have been torn down. Looking 
at the pass it is easy to picture a time when it was not there and 
the dammed-in waters formed a great lake where New Hartford 
and Pine Meadow are now situated. 

Riding on now through a more open country, we take, 
between Canton and Simsbury, the most wonderful geological 
step in all our trip. For we suddenly leave the Archaean rocks 
formed it may be seventy-five or even one hundred milhons of 
years ago, and come out upon the Triassic red sandstone barely 
eight million years old. There are rich farming lands upon this 
formation which continues beyond Hartford. It is intercepted, 
however, by the great trap dikes which have been thrust up 
through it. This chain of trap rock mountain extending through 
the center of the state, includes East Rock and West Rock in 
New Haven, the Hanging Hills of Meriden, Talcott Mountain, 
and Mt. Tom and Mt. Holyoke in Massachusetts. It is to avoid 
the Talcott Mountain ridge that cur road turns northerly at Sims- 
bury and continues in that direction until it has a chance to get 
through the mountain by the wild gorge at Tariffville. As it is 
only where they have been ejected through the sandstone that we 
find these mountains, they generally rise from comparatively 
level plains. The views, therefore, from their summits are exten- 
sive and grand ; that from the Ta]cott Mountain Tower is 
described elsewhere in the book. In the gorge at Tariffville we 
have an opportunity of noting in the heaps of broken trap rock 
the peculiar crystalhne structure \^hich causes it to break into 
certain regular forms. Commercially it is attaining prominence 
in Connecticut on account of its great value as a road-making 
material. The recently enacted law for the improvement oi 
highways calls for its use in macadamizing wherever practicable. 
Its quarrying for this purpose is developing a new industry. 

We are fast approaching the end of our journey. We are 
now gliding along over a level, pleasant country dotted with farms 

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The Old Mill on Mad River. 



and residences. Suddenly, as the afternoon sun shines full upon 
it, we catch in the distance a glint from the great gilded dome of 
the Capitol. A few minutes more and our train having stopped 
at last, we step from it after our noble ride into the midst of 
busy, bustling, historic Hartford. 




Brace of Game taken in a feAv hours near Pine Plains, N. Y 



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WEET HOME has its joys, its endear- 
ments and its ties, but there comes a 
time to all of us when the yearning for 
change of scene and occupation over- 
comes even the affection we cherish for 
our " ain fireside." This desire to be up 
and away, to leave behind the carking cares 
of business and the wearing worries of every- 
day life, and to breathe a new air and look upon 
new scenes, usually recurs at that season when all 
out-of-doors is at its best ; when the sun-kissed hill- 
tops beckon us to breezy heights, and the shadowed 
valleys woo us to repose ; when the forest's mystic mur- 
murings invite us to its cool, green gloom, and the plashing 
streams make music as they sing along their pebbly bed. 

For the gratification of this annually recurring desire for rest 
and recreation, almost limitless facilitiss are at hand, so situated 
with reference to the crowded centers of population as to be 
conveniently accessible, and so varied in character as to please 
the greatest diversity of mood and liking. 

Along the line of the Philadelphia, Reading & New England 
Railroad, and adjacent thereto, are some of the most delightful 
summer retreats in America. The Catskill Mountains, the Berk- 
shire and Litchfield Hills, the valleys of the Hudson, the Wallkill, 
and the Connecticut Rivers, all are penetrated or reached by this 
railway and its immediate connections, while it is also a favorite 
tourists' route to the White Mountains and the many seacoast 
health and pleasure places of New England. 

In the pages which follow will be found brief and general 
descriptive sketches of such localities as offer attractions to those 
in quest of summer homes, together with information respecting 
the accommodations obtainable, the special advantages claimed, 
and the rates charged for board. 

Let us enter upon our journey of exploration at the western 
terminus of the Philadelphia, Reading «& New England, Campbell 
Hall, thirty miles to the sunsetvvard of the noble and historic 
Hudson. This is the point of connection with several important 
lines of railway ; the main line of the New York, Ontario & 
Western Railroad, the Wallkill Valley Railroad and the Erie lines. 



CAMPBELL HALL, ORANGE CO., N. Y. 

Here is a pleasant village, set amid the broad and fertile 
farm lands of famous Orange County, where thrift and plenty 
walk hand in hand, and where the tired city dwellers will not seek 
in vain for the great desiderati of a vacation outing, quietude, 
and rest. 

Campbell Hall Station— "'anipbcll Hall Post Office. 

Mrs. S. S. Hall— Board'ne house. One quarter of a mile. Accommodates 15. 
Terms on app ic tioii. L r<?e piazza, plenty of shade, piano, croquet grounds, tennis, 
etc. Refers to Dr. D. G. Lippincot, Campbell Ball, N. Y. 

Cliiirles Siiarlis—Moutiromery post office. One mile. Acrommod ites 10. Free 
transportation from st ition. Adultb $7 per wei k : children under twelve, $.5. House is 
si u ited in m dst (f a beautiful country, penetrated by e.xcellent roads over which a free 
drive is given weekly by proprietoi-. Livery connected with house. Gojd fishing near 
by and many points of iutere-t in ejsy access. 

llaybrook, N. Y. Station ami Post Ottice— 
Mr. Ilarri'son Coyltenilall— One quarter of a mile from station, accommodates 
40, rat'^s, adult-* $5 to $8; chi dren $3 to $4 per week, house is very p etti y situated 
wi.hin short distance of Junction of ihe L. & H. R. and P. R. & N. E. R. R, beautifully 
shidid lawn, romantic w.ilks and drive*, good roads, plenty of Iresh milk, eggs and 
vegetables, excellent hunting and fishing within short distance from houte, private 
livery. Write for f 'irther p:irticulars. 

Berea Station— Montgomery Po*t Office. 
Mr^. T. li. Dlillspaiigli— Boarding house. Three miles. Accommodates 75. 
Adults $6 per week and upward : hslf rates for children under ten. Hou^^e is situated 
on high ground with natural d aiuige. Fishitig and small game in season. Excellent 
boating, also tunnis courts. 

EAST WALDEN, ORANl^E COUNTY, N. Y. 

Connections are made here with the Newburgh and VValden 
Electric Railroad, hourly service during the day. 

Many New York City people make their homes here, and 
there is no lack of agreeable society. p]y reason of its healthful- 
ness it is gaining wide popularity as a summer resort. There is 
fair fishing in the Wallkill River. A number of families in the 
village and its vicinity receive boarders. 

Walden is a pretty and enterprising village near the northern 
boundary line of Orange County. It has a population of three 
thousand, with Episcopalian, Methodist, and Dutch Reformed 
Churches, as well as excellent preparatory and high schools. 
The surroundings are of a refreshingly pastoral character, while 
in the distance are visible the higher peaks of the Catskills. 








Scenes Duiiiiy,- Grape Harvest, Clintondale.— 1\, R. & N. E. li. R. 



East Walden Station— Walden Post Office. 

Charles E. Whigan— Farm house. One mile. Accommodates 40. Adults, $7 ; 
children, $5 ; transients, $2 per day. Private conveyauce from station, no charj^e 
Raises own vegetables. Pleasant surroundings. Convenieut to churches. First class 
livery. Discount for season guests. Refers to B. D. Pershall. 369 Third Avenue, New 
York City. 

G. A. Galrf^vay,— Walden Fruit Farm. One mile. Accommodates 25. Adulst 
$5 and $6 per week. Electric car from Station to House. An excellent summer home 
table liberally supplied with fruit and vegetables from own place. Situated in village 
of 3,000 inhabitants, beautful grove near house. Excellent water. 

Mrs. Henry Coe— St. Andrew, Orange <"ounty, post office. Boarding house. 
One mile from station. Accommodates 14. Adults, $6 per week; children, $3 and $4. 
Thi^ house is pleasantly situated in the litt e village of St. Andrew, near the post office ; 
has shady pia/.za and groi;nds. A^restful ppot to spend the summer. 

11. AV. Corsa— Farm hoape. Half mile. Accommodates 10. Adults, $6 to $7 ; 
children, $4 to $5. Will meet guests at station without charge. House is pleasantly 
situated on main road to Newburgh ; surrounded by large piazza and shady, well kept 
lawn. 

ST. ELMO, ULSTER CO.. N. Y. 

Located on the Borden Farm, near the great Borden Con- 
densed Milk Factory, in a perfectly healthy and rich farming 
section, noted for its excellent fruit. Over 150 tons of grapes 
were shipped to the market from this station last year. 

St. Elmo station— Wallkill, Ulster Co., N. Y., Post Office. 

Mrs. H. K. Terwilliger— Farm house. Fwur miles fr. m station. Accommo- 
dates i5. Adults. $5 to f6 per week: children, f3. I'rivate ccmveyauce from station 
Table supplied with fresh milk, eggs, fruit, and vegetables raised on the farm The 
house is sitUHted on a hill, with plenty of shade and no malaria; surrounded with fine 
mountain scenery Good fishing in creek, half mile from house. 

\V. K. Benedict -Leptoudale (Orange Co.) post office. Farm house. Three 
miles. Accommodates 15. Adults. $6 to $7; children, half price; transients, $1.50 per 
day. Carriage will meet guests at station, free. Vegetables from our own garden. 
Bass and pickerel fishing in Orange Lake near by. Beautiful scenery for twenty miles 
in every direction. For full particulars, write. 

MODENA, ULSTER CO.. N. Y. 

Passing St. Elmo, near the pretty village of Wallkill, we 
come to Modena, Ulster County, occupying an elevated situation 
in the Wallkill Valley, with a fine view of the Shawangunk Moun- 
tains in the distance. It is in the midst of a region celebrated 
for the production of grapes and small fruits. The neighborhood 
is notably healthful, and many city people summer in and about 
this place. 

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Map of the Hudson River. 



Modena Station— Modena Post Office. 

Abraham Linderbeck— Farm house. One half mile. Accommodates 12. 
Adiuts 16; children, half price; transients. $1 per day. Guests transported from station 
free of charge. Table supplied with fresh eggs, milk, and vegetables from our farm 
Splendid views of Shawangunk Mountains, fine walks and drives. Every attention 
given to the comfort of guests. 

Mrs. James Dwyer— " Wood Villa Farm." One mile. Accommodates 15. 
Adilts .1 5; children, $3; transients, $1 per day. Carriage will meet guests at station; 
no charge. Table supplied with farm products. Bass and pickerel fii?hing in the 
vicinity. Plea' ant surroundings, home comforts. 

Mrs. Maria J. Hess— Gardiner post office. Farm house. Four miles. Accom- 
modates 10. Adu'ts, 15 per w^eek; children, half price. Private carriage from station. 
Plenty of shade and fine scenery. Fiesh fruits, vegetables, etc., from own garden 
supplied to table, 

H. Millard— Primrose Hill Farm. Two miles. Accommt dates 20. Adults, $5 
to $8 ; reduc ion for children ; transients, $1.25 per day. Discount for season guests. 
Raises own vegetables, fruit, and berries. Pickerel fishing in lake near by, and Wall- 
kill river, boating and bathing. Carriage free from station for season guests. House 
is beautifully situated, surrounded by large, shady lawn on an elevated table land 
l,2i)0 feet above tidewater, commanding a grand view of surrounding country. Refers 
to S. H. Williamson, 27 Patchen Avenue, Brooklyn ; Dr. C. Johnso:i, 467 Vanderbilt 
Avenue, New York; S. Mcfullom, 30 Belmont Avenue, Jersey City, N. J. ; Dr. A. 
Birdsall, 1,036 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, and many other?. 

Mrs. A. P. Limeburiier— " Limeburner ViUa." At station. Accommodates 
30. Adults, $6 to $8 : children, $3 to $4 ; transients. |1 to $1.25 per day. Discount for 
season guei^ts. Large and atti active house and grounds. Hammocks, croquet, and 
all kinds of games. Shady grounds, pleasant surroundings, good roads. Refers to Dr. 
C. A. Limeburner, Greenville, N. J., and others on application. 

James H. Coiitant- Ardoiiia, Ulster Co., N. Y. Farm house. Two miles. 
Carriage from station. Accommodates 20. Adults, $5 to $7 ; children, $3 to $5 ; tran- 
sients, $1 per day. Table liberally supplied with farm products. This house is pleas- 
antly situated, grounds well shaded. Fine walks and drives. Excellent water, healthy 
location. Boarders taken early in season, also autumn. Refers to E. H. Colyer, Broad 
street. Newark. N. J. ; W. P. Underbill, 338 Broadway, N. Y. ; Dr. E. H. Gerow, 
Poughkeepsie N. Y. 

Mrs. Sarali A. Scliooiimaker— New Hurley post office. Farm house. Two 
and one-half miles. Accommodates 40 ; $5 to $6 for adults, $3 to $4 for children ; tran- 
sients, I1.T5 per day. Conveyance will meet passenger at station ; no charge. This 
house is a large two-story struc;ure, with a large piazza on two sides, standing on high 
ground, commanding beautiful scenery, and is considered a very healthy situation. 
Games of all kinds, boating and fishing. 

J. E. Brown— Leptondale, Orange c ounty, post office. Farm house. Five miles. 
Accommodates 12. Adults, $6 ; children at a reduction ; transients, $1 per day. Will 
meet guests at station with private conveyance, no charge. Table liberally supplied 
w th milk, butler, and et.'gs, vegetables and farm products. Lake fishing near by. 
Picnic part'es carried at low rates, and lunches furnished free. Weekly drive free. 
Pleasant rooms and surrounding. Shady lawns, piazza ; excellent water. Christian 
home (Friends). 

Z. G. Masten— New Hurley, Ulster County, N. Y. Farm house. Four miles. 
Accommodates 20. $5 to $6 per week for adults ; chi dren, $3 to $5. Frte transporta- 
tion. Excellent table, well supplied with fresh farm and dairy products. Heahhy 
location, shady lawn and good roads for driving and bicycling. Piano for use of gueirts. 
Daily mail, good references. 

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Francis Garrison— Plattekill post office. Farm house. Four miles. Accom- 
modates 25 to 30. Adults, $6 ; children at a reduction ; transients, $1 per day. Trans- 
portalion from station. Table supplied with farm products. Fishing in Orange Lake. 
Gunning, small game. Near post office and churches. Refers to James Garrison, 
76th street and Park avenue, New York City. 

Mrs. Win. Masten— Gardiner, Ulster County, N. Y. post office, Box 47. 
Farmhouse. Three miles. Accommodates 12. Adults, $5 to $7 per week; child en 
under ten, |3. Own conveyance will meet guests at station, no charge. Beautilul 
scenery. Convenient to churches. 

Cliarles Gildersleeve— Ardonia, Ulster County; N. Y., post office. Farm 
house. Two miles Accommodates 16. Adultn, $6 to $8 per week ; children, $4. Will 
meet guests at station This is a large house with pleasant, shady grounds, on an 
elevation. Near post office. References furnished upon application. 

Modena Station— Wallkill Post Office. 

D. W. Hasl>rouck— Three miles, accommodates 30, rates $5 and $6, according to 
room, children half price. House situated within 200 yards from the river, plenty of 
shade, large piazza, extensive view from house, tennis and croquet, table supplied with 
plenty of fresh milk, eggs, and vegetables, excellent fishing and hunting, boats free to 
guests. Write for further particulars. 

Mrs. Cornelia M. Hasbroiick — Wallkill poet office. Boarding house. Accom- 
modates 50. Adults, $e per week. House is situated on the brink of a high hill over- 
looking Wallkill Valley, with the river but 200 yaids distant. Boats free to guests. 
House is bu It of brick, and very cool ; no malaria. An enjoyable summer home, 

Mrs. Jolin Esterly— Farm house Two miles. Accommodates 12. Adults, f6 
and $7 per week. Free transportation from statiuu. House has pkasant rooms and a 
large shaded lawn. Additional paiticulars u; on application. 

Mrs. K. E. Bartlett— Two ard one-half miles. F«rm house. Accommodat^js 
25. Adults, $6 to $7 ; children, |3 ; transie ts, $1.50 per day. Carriage will meet guests 
at station, without charge. Table liberally supplied with farm produc's. Fine piazza 
and plenty of shade For references and other particulars, apply. 

James J. Sutton— New Hurley, Ulster County, post office. Farmhouse. Four 
miles. Accommcdates 12. Adults, f5 per week : children under twelve, half price. 
This is a quiet place on high land, with a lake on the farm. Table well supplied with 
fresh milk, eggs, and butter. Hunting in season, and fishing in river near by. 

Modena Station — Ardonia Post Office. 

Mrs. A. K. Sniitli— Two miles, accommodates 30, rates from $5 to $10 per week. 
Situated on high ground commanding a fine view of the country which ie very moun- 
tainous around this region, plenty of shade, good hunting and fishing, first class table, 
pure spring water. Write for further paiticulars. 



CLINTONDALE, ULSTER CO., N. Y. 

This handsome village of Ulster County occupies a com- 
manding site on the western slope of a range of hills over-looking 
the beautiful and fertile Wallkill Valley. In the background the 
rounded peaks of the Shawangunk Range loom against the sky. 
In every direction the outlook is magnificent. A further and 

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Map of the Huason River. 



very essential advantage is the unquestionable healthfulness oi 
the locality. In the vicinity there are excellent gunning and 
fishing. Churches of several denominations are within con- 
venient distance. 

Clintondale Station— Cliutoudale Post Office. 

John W. Weaver — Mountain View farm house. One mile. Accommodates 20. 
$6 per week for adults ; reduction for children. Ho ise is beautifully situated, r om- 
mandine an extensive view of the IShawangunk Mountains, also of the C'atsklls. 
Hotels at thc^e points can be seen thirty miles away. Mountain side near by, vhere 
guests can enjoy I he forest and extensive views. Swings, rustic seat^ t-ummer hou^e 
hamniocko, etc. Always plenty of milk lurnished from our Jersey dairy; eggs. 
vegetables, and farm products fu nished in abundance. Quiet, Christian home. 
Refers to Rev, John Giffin. 138 Hudson avenue, Albany, N. Y. ; R. A. Carter, 17. 
Cilumbia Heights, Brooklyn, N. Y. ; VV m. Thompson, 111 94th street, New York. 

Mrs. James M. AVilkiu— Highland post office. Three miles. Accommodates 
IS. Adults. $G per week ; children under twelve, $3. Trivate conveyance from station. 
Fine roads and drives, beautitul scei.ery, and daily mail. 

Mrs. S. Baker— B'arm house. Two miles. Accommodates 20. Adi;lts, S^5 ai d 
$6 per week ; children according to age. Private carriage from station tree. House is 
pleasantly situated shoit distance from a thriving village. Gocd hunting ai.dtishing 
near by. 

Mrs. E. Ellis— Farm house. Two mile'. Accommodates 10. Rates, $6 : 
children, $3. Pleasant surroundings. Convenient to pest and telegraph office. 
Romantic walks and drives. Perfectly healthy location. Large shady groui ds, pure 
air and water, good hunting and fishing near by, table supplied with fruit and vegetables 
from our own farm, private conveyance. 

Cliarles E. Cornell — Farm house. One mile. Accommodates 12. Adults, |6 
per week : children, according to agt^ A Christian home, pleasantly located on high 
ground. On my place are many charming mountain rambles and summer houses, 
commandmg fine views. Plenty of m'lk and fruit ; no malaria. Forest and mountain 
rambles near, with rustic seats. House is connected by telephone with railroad and 
telegraph office. References on application. 

Frank Wardwell— Farm house. One and one-half miles. Rates $7 and upwards 
no children taken. Home jleisantly situated, large rooms, fine grove, romantic walks 
and drives. Table supplied with fiesh Iruit, vegetables etc.. from the farm. Within 
short w .Ik from post office and churches, write for further particulars. 

Mrs. AVilliam 1). Wanzer— VillHge residence. Two miles. Accommodates 8. 
Rates adults $7 ; no children taken. Within short walk of Lake Mohouk and Lake 
Minnewaska, vi ry close to post office and four churches. Private conveyance to and 
from depot. 

S. P. Thorn— Farm house. One mile. Accommodates 4i5. $7 to $9 for adults ; 
$5tofGfo!- children. Transients $1.50 jier day. House is pleasantly situated. Large 
airy rooms. Table liberally supplied with vegetables and other prolucts (rom our own 
farm. Bass and pickerel fishinir in Wallkill river near by. Livery accommodations. 
One-fourth mile from church. Write for further particulars. 

E. S. Andi'ews— Boarding house. One and one-haif miles. Accommodates 20. 
Terms on application. Free carriage to and from station. Discoui t to season guests; 
Serve vegetables raised in oirr own [garden. Good fishing in neighboring ponds . 

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excellent drives to numerous points of intercut in vicinity. Views from house are 
grand and extensive. No malaria nor mosquitoes. Large, sliady grounds. Fruit in 
abundance. References on application. 

Mrs. O. T. Dingee— Mountain View Cottage. Near station. Accommodates 25. 
Terms $5 to $6 per week. Pountiful lable. Fine walks and drives. Numerous summer 
at(ractions. For further particulars and refe ences apply. 

Jacob Eckert— Rockwood Heights Farm. Ten minutes' walk. Accommodates 
20. Adu ts, $) to |9 per week ; children, half price ; transients, $1 per day. Will meet 
guests at station. This is a large, old-fashioneil farm house about 80f) feet above sea 
level, with 1 irge, airy rooms, extensive grounds well shaded with evergreens. Table 
furnished with vegetables, fruit, Alderney milk, Leghorn eggs, and butter fresh from 
the dairy. StaDling and board for horses $3 per week. Laundry on the place. 

Mrs. Charles Minard— Farm house. New Paltz, Ulster County, post office. 
Two miles. Accommodates 2.3. Adults, $^ to $3 per week: child en, half price. 
Carriage will meet guests if notified. House has large, airy rooms, a fine piazza, a well 
shaded lawn, with excellent tennis and croquet grounds. Piano for use of guests. 
Wishing in Plattekill and Wallkill creeks, 

Mrs. Sylvenus Coutant— Farm house. Three-fourths of a mile. Accommo- 
dates «. Adults, IT to $V) per week ; no children taken. 1 hie house is on a good 
elevation commanding a view of unsurpassed mountain scenery, combining with 
other features to present rare attractions. Good fishing within an hour's drive, also 
hunting in season. Two churches. Friends and Methodist. Five minutes' walk to 
post oflice. Telephone in house connecting with all points. Large, airy rooms and 
good table. 



LOYD, ULSTER CO., N. Y. 

This pleasant little hamlet is beautifully situated on the 
highlands of the Hudson, six miles west of Poughkeepsie, in the 
heart of the great fruit growing section of Ulster County ; per- 
fectly healthy, excellent roads ; in fact, a very enjoyable place to 
spend the summer. 

Lioyd Station— Loyd Post Office. 

S. P. ChanipHn— Farm ho ise. Half mile. Accommodates fO. $6 per week. 
Children not taken. Discount for season guests. Raises own vegetable^. Bass and 
pickerel fishing. Halt mile from church. Good livery accommod tions. Refers to L. 
Lane, postmaster. 

John J. ElHott— Plutarch post office. Farm house. Four miles. Accommo- 
dates 10. $5 per week : children, $2.50. Table supplied with fresh vegetables, eggs and 
milk from our own plac. 

A. K. Smiley— Mohonk Lake, Ulster County, N. Y. Ten miles. Accommodates 
400. $15 to $30 per week. Transient, $4 per day, July 1st to September 15th, $H per 
day before and after. Stage meets passengers on notice ; transportation, $1.75. Boat- 
ing. Excellent livery accommodations. Chiirch service held in hotel. Write for 
circular. See description in book. 

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The Old Elm. 



A. Snytier—Eiverside Cottage. New Paitz post office. Four miles. Acconiniu- 
dates 50. $G to f 10 ; children, $4 to $8. "Riverside Cottage occupies the most prominent 
position in the village, adj'iiniDg the Stite Normal School. It has a frontage of 400 
feet on the charming Wallkill river and commands a very extensive and picturesque 
view of the vaUey. La-ge c oquet and tennis grounds, with plenty of shade. Larg0, 
airy rooms, well furnished. The table is the specia' feature of this resort. Boating 
and bass fishing. References and circular on application. 

Hugli Cviininings— Farm house. Two m les. Accommodate* 25. $6 per week; 
children, according to age. Guests transported to and from s a: ion without charge. 
House is stuated in a pleasant and healthy 1 .caliiy, 'running stream near house with 
facilities for bathing. Eooms large. M Ik, butter, eggs and vegetables from farm. 

J. Irving: Goddard— Mohonk Lake, Mountain Rest house. Eight miles. 
AccoTnmodates 80. $9 to $16 per week. Transients $2.50 per day. Will meet guests at 
station when requester!. Rai es vegetables. Beautiful scenery, summer attractions, 
beautiful walks ar:d drives. 

Loy dotation (Ohioville Post Office). 

Mrs. George Adee— " La Rue Cottage." One and one-half miles. Accommo- 
dates 10. Rates adults $6 ; chldren, $3 per week : good fishing and hunting. Seven 
miles from Lake Mohouk, daily mail, first diss roads for cycling, walking and driving. 
House is pituated on one of the prettiest spots in New York State Hammocks, an 
ideal phice for anybody who is romantically im lined and wishes perfect rest and 
repose. Write for full particulars. 

Irving C. Dayton— One ai.d one-half miles. Accommodates 25. Rates, adidts 
$6 and $7 ; children, half price : transients, $1 ; large, airy rooms. Situated on elevation 
overlooking the village, pine giove, fine shady lawn, Croquet, good hunting and 
fi-hing, good roads fur cycling and driving, table plentifully supplied with fresh butter, 
eggs, and milk. References, George Whittaker, 942 Bedford Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y.; 
John Briggs, American Book Company, Broadway, New York City. 

Loyd Station (Highland Post Office). 

Oliver H. Sniitli— Piivate residence. Three-quarters of a mile from station. 
Accommodates 15. Rates, adults |5 ; children, $3. Free transportation to and from 
testation. Large rooms, shady lawn, large lake within two mib's from house where 
excellent fishing can be had, within ten minutes from post office and trolley road. 
Apply for further particulars. 

lioyd Station (Lake Minnewaska Post Office). 

Alfred H. Smiley— Accommodates 400 guests at rates of $12 to $20 for single 
rooms and $23 to $35 for double rooms. House situated on very high ground, six 
states can be seen and nearly the whole of the Hudson Valley. Exceliei.t boating and 
fishing, table furnished with an abundance of fresh milk, b' rries, fruit, veg< tables, and 
cream. 

D. M. Sutton— Private residence. At station. Accommodates 10. Adults, $6 ; 
transients $1.50 per day. Discount for season guests. Fishing and gunnirg. Good 
livery accommodations. Quarter of a mile from church. 

D. B. Carroll- Farm houoe. One mile. Accommodates 15. Rates, $5 to $7; 
children, half price; transiet ts, $1 per day. Laige, airy rooms. Shady lawn good 
water, all conveniences. Free transportation from station. Raises own vegetables. 
Fishing and gunning. 

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Mrs. W. J. Tallman— Ohioville post office. Farm boarding house. Accommo- 
dates 14. $6 to $7 per week : children, half price. Fnll particulars on application. 

I^ewis H. Dayton— Farm house. One mile. Accommodates 30. $5 per week : 
children, $2 to $3. Will meet guests at station. Pleasai.t walks and drives : near Lake 
Mohonk and Black Pond. Ten minutes' walk from village and post office. 

Mrs. W. C. Minard— New Paltz post office. Farm house near Lake Mohonk. 
Ten miles. Further particulars upon application. 

LAKE MOHONK, LAKE MINNEWASKA, MOUNT MEENAHGA. 

c.„ai^^ These are summer resorts of 

'■ '-^.c^if^l^ wide celebrity, reached by car- 
~'X^^ /p'* -^ riage from Loyd Station. Their 
'^ „ J ^'3-'' . popularity increases each year, 
' At-v^^^^^? particularly since this line of 
^"K/r.7'/<;'"^ railway has rendered them so 

easily accessible. 
The Shawangunk Mountains, a partially detached portion 
of the great Appalachian chain, are a small range extending 
through Ulster County. At their noithern extremity, a few miles 
west of the Hudson River, Sky-Top Peak looms high above the 
neighboring mountains. Near the summit of Sky-Top, one thou- 
sand two hundred feet above the level of the valley, is Lake 
Mohonk, a lovely sheet of water about three-quarters of a mile in 
length, clear as crystal, and bordered by massive rock formations 
and towering cliffs. The views in all directions are of great 
extent and indescribable grandeur, enbracing large portions of 
six States, and covering several thousand square miles ; *' an 
outlook over two perfect valleys, with fifty miles of the western 
horizon crowded with glorious mountain ranges, amid whose 
mysterious realms the sinking sun and the mountain mists work 
such magic as only poetry exalted to worship can fitly rehearse." 
The Lake Mohonk House, with a capacity of five hundred 
guests, is located on the edge of the lake, and commands a mag- 
nificent view of lake and mountain. Albert K. Smiley is the 
proprietor; his post-office address is Mohonk Lake, N. Y., and 
he will upon application send circulars containing full description 
of the house, terms, references, etc. 

Lake Minnewaska, reached by a short stage-coach ride from 
Loyd Station, is on the summit of the Shawangunk Mountains, 

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about five miles from I^ake Mohonk, and is much larger than the 
latter. On two sides it is flanked by bold, precipitous cliffs, and 
on the other sides by sloping, wooded shores. The towering 
bluffs ; the rugged masses of tumbled, massive boulders ; the rich 
foliage of trees that spring from crevices in the rocks at the most 
surprising angles and inaccessible heights, — form a picture that 
the liveliest imagination cannot paraUel. 

The Minnewaska Mountain House is a very extensive estab- 
lishment, situated upon Minnewaska Heights, one hundred and 
fifty feet above the lake, and eighteen hundred feet above tide- 
level. It is an excellent house in all respects, and is conducted 
by Alfred H. Smiley, whose post-ofiice address is Minnewaska, N. 
Y., and who will promptly reply to inquiries relative to rooms, 
terms, ete. 

HIGHLAND, ULSTER CO., N. Y. 

Near the western bank of the Hudson, this pretty place 
ensconced among the hills, has many advantages to commend it 
to the seeker for summer rest. There are many miles of pleasant 
drives, beautiful scenery, excellent boating facilities, and moder- 
ately good fishing. Thousands of tons of grapes, peaches, pears, 
and other fruits are grown in and about Highland. 

Highland Station— Highland Post Office. 

Mrs. A. Bloomer— Boarding liouse. Two miles. Accommodates 40. $6 to $7 
per week ; children, half price Will meet passengers at station, charge 25 cents ; 
trunks, 25 ceuts. A lake of clear running spring water is on the place, with boat for 
use of guests. Raise omu vegeiables. with which table is liberally supplied. Lawn 
tennis courts, shady grounds. 

David lieKoy— Boarding house. One and one-quarter miles. Accommodates 
20. Adults, $6 per week ; children, $3. House is on high elevation, near the village of 
Highland, commanding a fine view of the Hudson river and city of Poughkeepsie. 
Fruits of all kinds in season, pleasant drive to Lake Mohonk of 16 miles. 

A. E. Hasbrouck— Bellevue Villa. Summer boaiding house. Oae mile. 
Transportation by stage, 25 cents. Accommodates 90. $8 to $12 per week ; children, 
$4 to $8 ; transients, $2 per day. Discount for season guests. For full particulars, write 
for circulai s. 

Fred lu. Metcalf— Maple Ridge. Oakes post office. One-quarter mile. Accom- 
modates 18. $5 to $7 ; children under 12, reduction. From piazza can be had a sweep- 
ing view of the city of Poughkeepsie and the Hudson river. High dry ground. A new 
house with bath room. Correspondence solicited. 

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Fishing Party, Hunn's Lake, near Stanfordville. — P., R. & N. E. R. R. 




Naphtha Launch. ••Minta"— George Green, Master, Lake Wononscopomuc. 



Mrs. N. H. Zimnieriuan — Elm Cottage, One and one-half miles from station. 
Rates adults, $6 to $8 : children apply. Accommodates 20, Romantic wallcs and drives, 
finely situated commanding a great view of the Hudson J^iver. Fresh milk, butter and 
eggs. Carriage meets guests if notified. 

Oliver H. Smith— Large nicely situated house in the village, will accommodate 
a few boarders at reasonable rates for the summer. Within a short distince of post 
office and churches. Write for full particulars. 

A. C Hasbroiick— Summer boarding house. One-eighth of a mile. Accommo- 
dates '20. 17 to $10 per week for adults; children, half price. House has double 
veranda : y^lenty of shade trees, large lawn. Fishing and gunning. Convenient to 
churches, livery, etc. 

Mrs. Emily F. Kansome— Private house. Two miles. Accommodates G. 
Teims on application. Transportation by public stage or private couveyance. Steamer 
"Coutant" leaves Poughkeepsie 10 a, m. and 4 p. m., daily, except Sunday, and lands 
passengers within five minutes' walk of house ; fare 10 cents. House situated on a 
high bluff, overlooking the Hudson river. 

Mrs. I^iicius K, Mallocli — Private house. One-half mile. Accommodates 12. 
$6 to $10 ; children not taken. Stages meet all trains. House has large, airy rooms, 
veranda on two sides, and shady lawn. Good table supplied with fresh vegetables 
from farm daily, 

Mrs. E. M. Young— Private house. One mile. Accommodates 1.5. $6; chil- 
dren, 13. This house is also on high ground commanding a grand view of the Hudson. 

Mrs. Emily F. Ransom— Private house. Two miles. Carriage at Station. 
Accommodates 8. Terms on application. House situated on high bluff overlooking 
Hudson River for miles, with a good view of the famous" Poughkeepsie Bridge" and city 
of Poughkeep&ie. Cool, shaded surroundings. Excellent table. Fishing in river. Refers 
to Mrs. S. W. Rushmore, 58 Hancock St., Brooklyn, N. Y., and Mrs. R. W. Hallock of 
Milton Ulster County, N. Y. 

Mrs. Austin B. Merritt— Highland, N. Y. Private house. Two miles. Carriage 
at station. Accommodates 15. Adults, $5 ; children, $3. House located on high eleva- 
tion, surrounded by shaded lawne. Three minutes walk from mountains. No malaria. 
Good table, 

Frank L. Palmer— Highland Farm house. House h^is well located, pleasant 
rooms, large verandas and shaded surroundings, and is located on a fruit farm. Good 
table. Terras, $5 to $6 week. Corrcspondeuce invited. 




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Approach of the Poughkeepsie Bridge. 



CROSSING THE GREAT BRIDGE. 



NEW ENC^LAND'S NEW GATEWAY— POUGHKEEPSIE BRIDGE. 

This wonderful structure can rightly be classed as one of the 
wonders of the world. Bailt entirely of steel, on great stone 
piers, it will last forever. The great bridge over the Firth of 
Forth in Scotland is larger, but next to this, the Poughkeepsie 
Bridge is the largest in the world. The eastern viaduct alone is 
over one-half a mile in length, with twenty-four spans, the 
greatest being 175 feet long and 200 feet high. There are six 
main piers : No. i, located on the west shore of the Hudson ; 
Nos. 2, 3, 4, and 5 in the Hudson River itself, and No. 6 on the 
east shore. There are two anchorages of masonry, 128 *' Pony 
Piers," 36 being on the west side, and 92 on the east, forming 
foundations of the viaduct, and two abutments at the ends of the 
viaducts. Each of the main piers carries a steel tower 100 feet 
high, firmly braced and bolted to the masonry, and upon these 
towers rest the trusses and cantilevers of the superstructure (see 
illustration). The distance from shore to shore is 2,608 feet, and 
from center to center of shore piers, 2,692 feet, covered by five 
principal spans, two of 548 feet long, one of 546, and two of 
525. These latter are rectangular trusses, 130 feet in clear height 
above high water, and 82 feet from the bottom of the lower cord 
to the top of floor system, making the base of the rail 212 feet 
above high water. The length of the main bridge from 
anchorages is 3,093 feet 9 inches ; that of the western viaduct, 
1,033 feet 6 inches, and of the eastern viaduct 2,640 feet; mak- 
ing the whole structure 6,767 feet 3 inches long. Over this runs 
a double track railway with a foot-path on each side. It is capa- 
ble of sustaining at any given point two 85 ton engines, each 
drawing a train of 3,000 pounds weight per running foot. The 
foundations contain 12,000,000 feet of timber, 40,000 cubic 

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yards of concrete and the piers about 20,000 cubic feet 
of masonry. 'J'he superstructure of the main bridge contain 
over 15,000 tons of mild, open hearth steel, and the viaducts 
over 6,000 tons of iron. The views north and south from the 
car windows in passing over this bridge, are the grandest to be 
seen from any railroad line in the world. For miles the eye can 
sweep the horizon ; twenty miles up or down the Hudson can be 
seen with the naked eye, and the view is beautiful and grand. 

POUGHKEEPSIE, DUTCHESS CO., N. Y, 

This is a handsome city of twenty-five thousand inhabitants, 
on the left bank of the Hudson, and elevated one hundred or two 
hundred feet above the river, while behind it rises College Hill, 
some three hundred feet in height. Its regularly laid out streets 
are shaded by fine old trees and bordered with handsome 
residences and prosperous business houses. It is the most 
important ciiy between New York and Albany, and one of the 
most ancient, having been settled in 1698. It is a remarkably 
healthy, pleasant place of residence, combining the advantages of 
an elevated situation, pure air and water, with the immediate 
presence of all the comforts and conveniences of city life. 
Pougbkeepsie enjoys a special reputation for its educational 
facilities. The famous Vassar College, the greatest female educa- 
tional institution in the world, is just east of the city limits. 
Within the city are an oj^era house, free public library, and 
churches of all denominations. 

])iiy liiue and Steamboat Express Service between Hartfonl and 

New York, 

The palace iron steamers of the Hudson River Day Line 
make direct connections at this point from the dock to Bridge 
Road Depot by cars of the Pougbkeepsie & Wappinger Falls 
Electric Road, connecting with trains to and from all stations on 
this line. The most charming inland water trip on the American 
continent and a delighttul ride in comfortable coaches through 
the many points of interest herein mentioned, can be made in a 
few short hours by taking steamers, daily, except Sunday, leaving 

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Brooklyn (by annex) at 8 a. m. ; New Vork, Desbrosses Street, 
8 140, or 2 2d Street, North River, at 9 a. m. Meals are served 
at all hours in the restaurant on the boats, also table d' hoie 
dinner, at ^i.oo each, between the hours of 11 a. m. and 3 p. m. 
Returning, the Steamboat Express furnishes equally as good ser- 
vice, close connection being made with southbound steamer due 
at 2 2d Street, New York, at 5 130 p. m., Desbrosses Street, 6 p. 
m., and ]kooklyn, 6 :20 p. m. For time of train see time table 
on first page. 

Foiij;:l»l<et^l>«'« Station— Poiighkcepsie rost^Otticc. 

Miles ir. Cookiiijfhaiu— Farm lioiisc. Two mi'es. Accoininodatew 18. $(! to 
$7 per week ; children, |H to $5, accordiiif; to age. Carriag;e will meet guests at station. 
This is a line country house, private and quiet. Large and airy rooms. Fine, shady 
lawn. First class table furnished witl> fresh vegetables from our own garden, also 
fresh milk, butter, and eggs. Open June 1st. References will be furnished upon 
application. 

James C. Griggs^Morgan House. Three-quarters of a mile. Electric cars to 
door. Accommodates 150. Kates, for adults. $12 to $20 per week ; transients, $2.50 to 
$.^ per (Jay ; half rates for children ; discount for season guests. Hotel is first-class in 
every re&pect, and finely situated. 

Millard F. Ackert— P. O. Box 14, Staatsburgh, N. Y. Farm house. Three 
miles from Staatsburgh Station on main line N, Y. C. & II. R. R. Accommodates 25. 
Adults, $5 per week : children 10 years and under, half price. Meet guests free of 
charge. Fine roads for driving, hunting and fishing. House situated on high groimd, 
elevation 800 feet. 

H.N. Bain— Nelson House. Three-quarters of a mile. Accommodates 250. $10 
to $20 per week. This hotel is first-class in every respect, elegantly furnished. Sample 
rooms and every couveu'ence. 

H. F. Van DeWater— Crum Elbow post ottice. Five miles. Free transportation 
for guests Accommodates 15. Adults, $6 per week ; children under eight, half price. 
House has large, airy rooms ; is su rounded by piazza and shady lawn. First-class 
table, supplied with fresh fruit, vegetables, etc. 

Mrs. Williain Bogardus— Boarding house, 69 Market street. One mile. 
Accommodates 15. Rates, $6 to $15 per week. First-class table and attendance. 
House situated on high ground, commanding a fine view of the Hudson river and the 
great Poughkeepsie Bridge. References furnished on application. 

Mrs. Walter Corlies— Boarding house. Montgomery street. One mile. Accom- 
modates 25. Rates, $6 to $15 per week. First class table and attendance. 

Mrs. Susan C. Smith— Boarding house. Taylor avenue. Near station. Accom- 
modates 12. Adults, $5 per week ; children under ten, half price. New house, pleasant 
rooins. Healthy location with shady walks. 

Wesley 1,. Ackert -P. O. Box 299, Rhinebeck, N. Y. Farm house. Two and 
a half miles from Staatsburgh station. Accommodates 20. Adults, $5 per weeks 
children under ten. half-price. 

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Diclell Station — New Hackensack, Dutchese Co. 

Lewis C. Hadden- Large farm house. One half mile. Accommodates 15. 
Adults, $5 per week: children, $3. Free transportation from station for guests. 
Beautiful views and drives. House has large piazza and plenty of sliade. In sight of 
lake, near church and post ottice. Place is free from malaria. Milk, eggs and farm 
products. 

Didell's Station— Noxon Post Office, Dutche?s County. 

Genrse Anderson — Private residence. Three fourths mile. Meets gues-ts at 
Station. Accommodates 10. Adults, $4 week; children not dcir'^ed. Good scenery 
Healthful air and pure water. Retired, pleasant neighborhood. Old fashioned, room, 
house (over one hundred years old), but well preserved. Full particulars by mail. 

Hopewell Station— Hopewell, Dutchess County, N. Y.. Post Office. 

Edward Bogardus— Sylvan Lake post office Farm house. Three miles. 
Accommodates 15, Adults, $5 and $6 per week : children, $5.50. Free transportation 
from station for guests. Grounds surrounding hoirse are high and well shaded. Table 
supplied with fresh fruits, vegetables, etc , from our own farm. Good spring water. 
Good ilsliing in Silver Lake, one and one-half miles distant. Stabling for horses. 

Duane Odell— Farm house. Post office, Grouse's store. Five miles. Accom- 
modates 25. Adults, $5 and $6 ; children, half price; transients, $1 per day. Larjre 
and convenient house, TOO foot piazza, shady giounds. Transportation free. Good 
hunting and fishmg near by. 

Mrs. Sarah A, rerjfn son— Farm house. One-fourth mile. Accommodates 16. 
$4 to .f5 per week; children, .|2..':0 per week. Free transportation from station for all 
guests. This is a large two story house with bay windows and large, airy rooms. 
Good roads, lakes near by. Large t;rounds with plenty of frnit. 

John AV. Kena-Hoiel. One-fourth mile. Accommodates 15. Adults, $T : 
children, ha f price. Fine fishing and hunting available in near by trout streams, and 
hunting grounds. Pleasant drives in all directions. Good experienced barber adjoin- 
ing hotel. Livery connected ; teams for driving at reasonable rates. 

Pleasant Valley Station— Pleasant Val'ey Post Office. 

Samuel J. Hicks— Alder Brook Farm. Two mileo. Accommodates 20. 
Adults, $5 per Aveek : reduced rates for children. Private conveyance from station. 
Small lakes within two m les for boating and fishing. Hunting for small game. A 
genuine resting place ; pure and bracing atmosphere. Three mails daily. Churches of 
all denominations within driving distance : livery reasonable. 

Theodore Wygant— Farm house. Two and a half miles. Accommodates 12. 
$5 per week: children under 10, half price. House has large, airy rooms, and is 
located on high, shady ground. Free transportation from station. Excellent references 
furnished on application. 

Salt Point Station— Salt Point Post Offine. 

William D. Van AVagner— Farm house. Half mile. Accommodates 25. $6 
and $7 per week ; children under 10, .13.50 per week. House is located on high ground 
surrounded by s-hady lawn, veranda 100 feet long on south and west sides of house. 
Plenty of fruit of all kinds ; table supplied with everything fresh from the farm. 

Mrs. E. \V. Conklin— Farm house. One and one-eighih miles. Accommodates 
15. Adults, .$5 to $6; children, half price ; transients $1 per day. Free transportation 
from station. Healthy location, shady grounds. Milk, eggs, vegetables, etc., from 
the farm. Large rooms, pleasant drives, daily mails. References xipon application. 
Pure spring water. 

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Maple Cottage, Millbrook. 







Mrs. G. F. Davis— Farm house. Two and a half miles?. Accommodates 40. $7 
per week ; children, $3 to $5. Healthy location, pnre water. Large, shady grounds, 
pleasant drives. Home production of milk, butter, eggs, vegetables, and berries. 
Guests generally return : some families have been here fifteen years. 

Mrs. Isedora Mastin — Ruskey post office. Three and a half miles. Accommo- 
dates 10, Adu ts, $5 to $7 per week ; children, $3. Guests carried to and from station 
without charge. House has large, airy rooms, and a cool, well shaded walk. 



HIBERNIA, DUTCHESS CO., N, Y. 

A charming little hamlet, girt round about with swelling hills 
and rich in facilities for outdoor enjoyment. Numerous small 
streams in the vicinity afford good fishing, while better sport may 
be had at Lake Tyrell, a favorite tourists' resort, three and a half 
miles south of the station. 

Four miles from Hibernia is the handsome little town of 
Millbrook, situated at a high altitude, in the midst of a charming 
country noted for superb mountain scenery, exceptionally fine 
roads, beautiful walks and drives. As a summer resort its popu- 
larity is rapidly growing. Millbrook Inn, the principal hotel, is 
new, artistic, and perfectly appointed. Several other hotels and 
boarding houses furnish first-class accommodations. 

Hibernia Station — Hibernia Post Office. 

George W. Badgley— Wheeler House. Washington Hollow post office. Two 
miles. Accommodates 40. Adults, $7 to $10 : half price tor children. House is pleas- 
antly located, with spacious, well shaded giounds; iaige, airy rooms. Table supplied 
with fresh vegetables, milk and eggs from our own farm. 

Philetiis R. Carroll— Hotel. Clinton Corners post office. One mile. Accom- 
modates 30. Moderate terms for adults; children, half price. This is a large three- 
story brick house with piazza and well shaded grounds, near Upton Lake and other 
attractive points of interest. Free carriage from station. Fine roads and heatthy, 
beautiful country. 

Mrs. Mary A. Bayer— "Maple Cottage," Millbrook, N. Y., after June 15th ; 
until June 1st, Yonkers, N. Y. Boarding house. Four miles. Accommodates 25. $6 
to $8 per week ; special i ates for families. Free transportation from station. Millbrook 
is a grand rural park. The whole country abounds with lakes, streams and forests in 
which fishing and hunting may be enjoyed. Roads are excellent for driving and 
bicycle riding, 

John J. Hiinieston— Washington Holow post office. Farm house. Three 
miles. Accommodates 20. Adults, f6 to $8 per week : small children, $3 to $4. A 
pleasant house, with shady lawn. Good water from an artes'an well. Tyrrel Lake 
within walking distance. Surrounding hills are dotted with the summer cottages of 
wealthy city peopl*. 

Tliomas Wetheral— Millbrook Inn, Millbrook. Four miles. Accommodates 75. 
Adults, $25 ; children, $17 50 : transients, $4 per day. Pure [air, good roads. Gunning, 
etc. Will meet passengers if advised. 

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Jolin J. Pearsall— Cliuton Comers post office, Hiberoia Slatiou, Dutchess 
County, New York. Farm house. Three-fourths of a mile. Accommodates 12. 
Adults, $6 ; children $4. Farm is located beside Upton Lake, where fine boating, and 
bass and pickerel fishing may be enjoyed. Upton Park close by affords delightful 
recreation for euests Air invigorating and healthful. Large shady lawn surrounding 
house. Excellent table, and large airy rooms. 

Orrville Davis— Clinton Hollow post office. Three miks. Accommodates 20. 
Adults, $C^ per week; children, $5. Private conveyance from station. Upton Lake 
within driving distance of house. The Davis House is situated on an e'evation known 
as Locust Giove hill. Good table, and no malaria. 

Frank J. Traver— Clinton Corners post office. Two miles. Accommodates 10. 
Adults, $6 per week ; children over six, $4. House is surrounded by pleasant grounds, 
A piano is furnished for use of guest'^. Hunting near by. 

Ho mer Heerinaus — Farm house. Three-fourths of a n.ile. Accommodates 6. 
Adults, $5 per week: child en, $2.50 to $3. Fine walks and drives. Wappinger's 
Creek, a well known trout stream, runs through my farm. 

J. Virgil Fowler— Farm house. One mile. Accommodates 15. $5 to $7 per 
week : children, $2 to $4. Abundance of good water ; high location, fine scenery. 
Upton Lake and Millbiook within easy access over good roads. Fishing in Wappinger's 
Creek and Tyrrel Lake. Hunting in season. 

George E. Parks— Farm house. One-fourth of mile. Accommodates 4. Adults, 
$6 per week ; children, $4. A pleasant location. Good fishing within few rods of 
house. 

Mrs. M. E. Vail— Farm house. One-fourth of a mile. Accommodates 5. 
Adults, $6 per week ; children, $4. House is pleasantly situated near post office. Two 
large streams near by, where there is good fishing. 

Mrs. William H. Doty— Brookside farm house. Three-fourths of a mile. 
Accommodates 15. $5.50 to $6 per week ; $4 for children under 10 j'ears of age ; tran- 
sien; s, $1 per day. Discount for season guests. Eaise own vegetables. Fishing and 
boating on lake. Five minutes' walk to churches. Free transportation from station. 

Benjamin H. Tyrrel — Washington Hollow^ post office, Glenwood House. 
Accnmniodntes 50. $7 to $10 per week; children, half rates; transients, $2 per day. 
High ground ; splendid roads; magnificent scenery ; fii.e, healthy climate; good table ; 
pure water ; charming drivts. Abundance of fruit and fresh vegetables. Lake ten 
minutes' walk : bass, pickenl and perch fishing. House open July 1st. Post office 
address until that date, 117 Btrgen street, Brooklyn. Kefers to Judge Fitzsimmons, 
City Hall, New York; Hairy White, 316 Piesident street, Brooklyn ; George H. Doty, 
M. D , 245^ Cumberland street Brooklsn. 

H. H. Vanentine— Halcyon Hall, Millbrook, N. Y. Four miles. Accommo- 
dates 250. Terms and particulars upon application. This is a modern first-class house, 
erected last season. Beautifully situated, commanding fine views. Elegant water. 
Send for illustrated pamphlet. 

Mrs. H. A. Eansing— Farm house. One and one-half miles from Hibernia 
station. Accommodates 10. $5 to $6 per wfek; reduction for children ; transients, $1 
per day. Discount for season guests. Free transportation from station. Large, shady, 
lawn, pleasantly situated near stream of water. Fine drives and walks. Daily mails 
express and telegraph office. Good table and home comforts. References, Henry 
Piper, 305 Twenty-third street Brooklyn, N. Y. 

Clias. Jackson — Clinton Comers post office. Prospect Hill Farm. Two miles. 
Accommodates 15. Aduhs, $5 to $6 per veek ; children, |3. This is a sightly place, 
with plenty of shade and a lake near by. Reference, J. E. Green, M. D., 557 McDonough 
street, Brooklyn, N. Y. 

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James Cotter — Farmhouse. Clintou Corners post office. One and a ha' f miles. 
AccoraiTiodates 20. Adults, |6 to $8 per week : children, $3 to $4. Will meet quests 
at station. Beautiful scenery. Churches of three difterent denominations near. 

C. W. Hoag— Upton Lake House. Clinton Corners post olEce. Two miles. 
Accommodates 80. Adults, $8 to $12 per week. This house is situated amoiigthe 
rolling hills of Dutchess County, at the head of Upton Lake. It is a dtlightfuUy coul 
and lural resort for those desiring the refreshing qu'et of country life, combined with 
excellent driving, boating, cuisine, attendance, etc. Further paiticulars, references, 
eic , upoQ request. 

Mrs. Augustus Wood— Farm house. Clinton Corners post othce. One mile. 
Accommodates G. Adults, $6 per week; children, $3. This is also near Upton Lake. 
House is not large, but pleasant and well shaded. Early adult boarders preferied. 

Win. M. Birdsall— Farm house. Salt Point post ottice. One mile. Accommo- 
dates 18. Adnlts, $5 to $1 per week ; children, $3 to $4. Free conveyance to and from 
station. House has large grounds shaded by fine elms and maples. 100 feet of piazza. 
Rooms large and cool, with excellent beds and furnishings. Table bountifully supplied 
with fresh vegetables,, etc , from the farm. Occasional drives free of charge, 
Ilibcrnia Station —Clinton Hollow Po^-t Office, Dutchess County. 

H. tJ. CooliiiiKliaiii — Clinton Hollow, N. Y. Private cottage. Three miles. 
Accommodates 10. Terms $5 week. In sight of post office. Excellent table. Full 
particulars by mail. Correspondence invited. 

Ilibernia Station— Washington Hollow Post Office. 

Fred. li. Hall— Private residence. About one mile. Accommodates 20. Terms 
reasonable. Large, roomy, two and one half story house. Cool, shaded grounds sur- 
rounding. Two private fishing ponds on premises. House located on elevation over- 
looking village of Washington Hollow. Pure, healthful air and water. Table well 
supplied. Corresi)ondcuce invited. 



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Stanfordville Station.— P.. i^ A- X. I-:. U. K. 



STANFORDYILLE, DUTCHESS CO., N. Y. 

In this delightful region are many pleasant retreats which 
present superior attractions to the " summer boarder." Stanford- 
ville itself is a charming village with a most picturesque environ- 



ment. The massive bulk of Stissing Mountain, four miles to the 
northward, dominates the view in that direction, while in more 
immediate proximity the fertile valley farms smile back at gener- 
ous Nature. Wappinger's Creek flows through the village, and 
Cold Spring Creek is near by. These streams afford excellent 
sport for the angler, while both fishing and boating may be 
indulged in upon Hunn's Lake, four miles east, and Upton's 
Lake, three miles southeast of the station. The places of worship 
are the Christian, Baptist, Methodist, and Roman Catholic 
Churches, and Friends' Meeting. There are good livery facilities 
convenient to the station. 

THE TROUT BROOK. 

The airs that blew from the brink of day 
Were fresh and wet with the breath of May, 
I heard the babble of brown brooks falling, 
And goldenwings in the woodside calhng. 

Big drops hung from the sparkling eaves ; 
And through the screen of the thin young leaves 
A glint of ripples, a whirl of foam, 
Lured and beckoned me out from home. 

My feet grew eager, my eyes grew wide, 
And I was off by the brown brook's side. 
Down in the swamp-bottom, cool and dim, 
I cut me an alder sapling slim. 

With nimble fingers I tied my line. 
Clear as a sunbeam, strong and fine. 
My fly was a tiny glittering thing. 
With tinselled body and partridge wing. 

With noiseless steps I threaded the wood. 
Glad of the sun-pierced solitude. 
Chattered the kingfisher, fierce and shy, 
As like a shadow I drifted by. 

Lurked in their watery lairs the trout. 
But, silver and scarlet, I lured them out. 
Wary were they, but warier still 
My cunning wrist and my cast of skill. 

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I whipped the red pools under the beeches ; 
I whipped the yellow and dancing reaches. 
The purple eddy, smooth like oil, 
And the tail of the rapid yielded spoil. 

So all day long till the day was done 
I followed the stream, I followed the sun. 
Then homeward over the ridge I went, 
The wandering heart of me well content. 

Stanfordville Station— Staufordville Po'»t Office. 

Egliert Hyatt— Farm house. Bangall popt office. One ana three-quarters miles. 
Accommodates 12. Adults, $5 per week; children, half price. Will couvey guests 
from station without charge. A very healthy location 450 feet above tide level. Plenty 
of pure water and diversified scenery. 

James D. Swift— Farm bouPB. Bangall post office. One-half mile. Accommo- 
dates 8. Adults, $6 per week ; children, 14. Beautiful scenery, fine air and water. 
Excellent drives vithin seven miles of Millbrook, the Lenox of New York State. Fine 
trout brook running through the place; lakes near by. Free transportation from 
station. 

Mrs. Alfred Keller— Farm house. Bangall post oflice. One-half mile. Accom- 
modates 8, Adul s, $6 per week ; no children. Will meet guests at station. House is 
situated on an elevation known as "Keller Hill,' near Sugar Loaf Mountain, command- 
ing a fine view of the Catskills in the distance. Trout, bass, and pickerel fishing. 

Setli K. Winans— Sunset View Farm. Three-fourths of a mile. Accommodates 
12. Adults, 15 per week ; children, $3. Elevated and heaUhy location, with good view 
of surrounding country. Hcilf mile from post office and church. Several trout streams 
in vicinity, one running through the farm for three-quarters of a mile. Home comforts. 
Vegetables and fruit from our farm. 

John L,. Hicks— Farm house. Clinton Corners post office. Two miles. Accom- 
modates 2.5. Adults, $5 per week ; half-price for children. Will meet guests at station, 
free. A large, two-story farm house with well shadtd lawn, Upton and other lakes 
near by. Good hunting and fishing. Piano for use of guests, good table. References 
oa application. 

Ezra Teator— Staufordville post office. Maple Shade house. Two miles. 
Accommodates 25. Carriage free from station. Adult", $5 to $6 per week ; children, $2 
to 15 ; transients, $1 per day. Further particulars on application. High location, larg^ 
rooms, and well shaded lawn. 

\Vm. M. Wriglit— Bull's Head post office. Farm house, Two r.ud one-half 
miles. Accommodites 20. Adults. .15 to $6 ; children at reduction ; transients, $1 per 
day. House is beautifully located on an elevation of about 1,600 fiet. No malaria nor 
mosquitoes. Large lawn and veranda. Abundance of fruit, vegetables, and farm 
produce. Bass and pickerel fishing. Refers to John Borgwald, 223 N. 6th avenue 
Mount Vernon, N. Y. 

Arthur D. Bui-nliams— Bull's post office. Farmhouse. Three miles. Accom- 
modates 21. Adults, $6 ; children at reduction ; transients, $1 per day. Has elevation 
of 1,600 feet. Free transportation from station. Perfectly healthy, dry pure air. No, 
malaria nor mosquitoes. Large veranda. Fishing, etc. Refers to P. Grooth, New 
York Life Insurance Co., 346 Broadway, ".New York, and H. Norman, 214 ^Prospect 
avenue, Brooklyn. 

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George Hyde— Baugail post office. Farm house. One- half mile. Accommo 
dates 20. Adulst, $4 ; children, $2. Free transportation from station. Trout, bass, 
and pickerel fishing. Good livery accommodations. Raise own vegetables. Write tor 
fuither particuiars. 

JWrs. John McLiaughlin—Bangall post office. Farmhouse. One mile. Accom- 
modates 12. Adults, $5; children, J3. Large, shady grounds; good spring valer. 
Fresh milk and butter. Pleasant rooms. Raises own vegetables. A pleasant snmmer 
home. 

K. Tallmadge— Hulls Mills post office. Farm hous-e. Three and one-half 
miles. Accommodates 12. Rates, $6. Free transportation from station. House is 
siluated on high ground. Fieshmllk, eggs, and farm pioducte. Excellent water. 
Pleasant lake short distance from the house, well equipped with boats. Fiie drives 
and walks. 

Henry H. Carpenter— Private re^idence. One-eighth mile. Accommodates 4 
to 6. Adults, $5 to $7 ; children at reduction. Five minutes v alk hy nicely shaded 
avenue to village post office, churches, etc. Excellent table. Trout stream near house, 
Wappinger's Creek In sight. Two lakes about three miles distant, one being a great 
pleasure resort. 

B. T. I»alnier— " Ilunn Lake Farm House," Attleluiy post office, Dutchess Co. 
N. Y. Four miles from Pine Plains, and two miles fiom iStissliig flag station. Trans- 
portation free to and from station. Accommcdates 40. Adults, $6 to 18 ; children, IS 
(Infants or Jews not taken). Hou^e located on fine elevation, ovdlookii.g beautiful 
lake, 120 f-^et from the veranda. Fine fishing and boating, also boats lo let at nominal 
charge. Abundant shade ar.d cool drives in every direction. Excellent bicycling; 
large and airy rooms : pleasant grounds. Fresh milk, garden vegetables etc. Piano In 
house for use of gue?ts, and accommodations for dancing. 

Adrian IJ. Knapp—Stanfordvile. DulchehS Co., New York. Two miles. Farm 
house. Accommodates ]2 to 15. Adults, |6; children, f3. Large shady lawn ; s^^acious 
piazza ; beautilul drives and ideal bicy>cle roads. Wappinger's Lake runs through farm, 
and Upton Lake Park is four miles distant. Pleasant rooms. ExcelU ut table. Trans- 
portation free to and irom station. 

Albert Knapp— " Rockview " House Stanford ville, Dutchess Co., N. Y. One 

mile. Accommodates 20. Adults 15 to $7; children, ha'f price. House located on 
hiyh grounds, surrounded by shady lawns. Puie cold water on premises. Large, airy 
rooms. Large lake for fishing and boating close by. Fresh fruit, vegetables, milk, 
egi^s, etc., provided liberally. Good roads and pleasant drives lu all directions. Trans- 
portation free to and from station. 

Bangall Village— Staufordville Station, Dutchess Co., N. Y. 

<>ieorge C. Payne— Baugail post office, Stanfordville Station, one mile. Private 
residence. Accommodates 12. Rates on application. Large, airy rooms. Sixty foot 
shaded veranda. Extensive lawn, excellent table. Vegelable fruit, milk and ej.gs, 
from our own farm. Secluded woods, and fine trout stream close by. Three minutes 
from post office and churches. Eetlred home-like place in suburbs of village. 

Reuben A. Ilnsted— Stanfoidville station, Stai.fordville post office. New farm 
house. Five mii,utes walk. Accommodates 25. Adulis $5; children at reduction 
transients at $1 a day. Large and shady lawn. Small pondoi j)lace furnished with 
boats free to guests. Abundance of milk, eggs and vegetables. Convenient to station, 
telegraoh and posL office. Dally aails fiom New York. Refers to Mr. VV. B. Fisher, 
No. 91 Fulton sti-eet New York ; George W. White, No. 24 McDonongh street, Brook- 
lyn, New York. 

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Henry J. Eckert— Two miles. Accommodates 12. Kates, adults, $5 ; children, 
$2.50 per week. Houee situated very nicely in the village of Stanfordville within one 
^nd a half miles from Upton Lake Park, long and spacious piazza, romantic walks and 
drives ; first-class table ; meet gnests at all trains when notified. Write for paniciilars. 

V. P. TicRov— Bangall post office. One and a half miles. Accommodates 35. 
Adults, $6 per week; children, $3 and upwards. House has large, airy, well ventilated 
rooms, newly and neatly furnished. Large and cool dining room. Table supplied with 
home-made bread and pastry, milk, eggs and fresh vegetables from our own farm. A 
beautiful shady yard of five acres with hammocks and swings, lawn seats, chairs, 
tennis court, croquet. Post office, telegraph office, stores, livery, etc., half mile 
distant. Churches : At Bangall, Methodist and Baptist; at Stanfordville, Christian and 
Quaker. Two mails daily. New York Sunday papers delivered at bouse. Guests and 
baggage conveyed to and from station on arrival and final departure free of charge. 

Eugene Haiglit— Farm house. Bangall post office. One and a half miles. 
Accommodates 10. Adults, $4.50 per w^eek ; children, $2.25, Free transportation from 
station. Plenty of fruit, vegetables, milk, and eggs, fresh from farm. Nice lawns, 
shade, and everything in general to make a pleasant summer home. 

E. Ham— Farm house. Bangall post office. One and a half miles. Accommo- 
dates 10. Adults, f 1 per day ; no children taken. Stage from Stanfordville passes 
house. Will be pleased to entertain fishermen and other sportsmen and guide them to 
the best fishing and hunting groimds in the country. 

Janie<$ Hyatt— Honeymead Brook. Oi.e and a third miles. Accommodates 12. 
$7 per week and upward. Beautiful scer.eiy, meadows and s' reams— all on our own 
place. Abundance of the usual farm products from fifty acres. A small pond and 
boat. Pasture and stabling for horses. 

Chas. F. Cornelius— Farm house. Three miles and a half. Accommodates 10. 
Advalts, $6 and $7 per week : children, $2 up, according to age. This is a large farm ; 
house has pleasant lawn, superb shade, large piazza. A comfortable summer house. 
Accommodation for horses and carriages. 

Win. H. Jackson— Farm house. One mile and a half. Accommodates 10. 
Adults, $5 to $6 per week : children at a reduction. Free transportation from station. 
House is on elevated ground, well shaded, with fine view. Table liberally supplied with 
fresh fruit, etc.; good water. Can furnish leferences if desired. 

MvH. E. E. Morse— Priv ite house. Ten minutes' walk. Accommodates 8. 
Adults, $5 per week; children, $3. Pleasant rooms and yard Stable room for those 
who desire to bring horses with them. In sight of the post office. A good livery close 
by and a fine country for drivhig. 

Jules E. C!artier— Farm house. One-eighth mile. Accommodates 15. Adults, 
$7 to $10 per week ; half rates for children ; transients, $1.50 per day. Elevation of this 
place is between 600 and 700 feet ; no malaria. Hunting and fishing in season. 

Jos. Gerinond— Pine Hill. Farmhouse. Three-quarters of a mile. Accommo- 
dates 15. Adults, $5 per week. Horse and carriage from station. Hou^e is pleasantly 
situated on slight elevation just outside of village. Large, airy rooms, neatly kept; 
excellent board. Good pickerel and bass fishing in near-by lake. Trout fishing in 
Wappiuger's Creek. Accommodation for horse and carriage. 

Mrs. Hattie F. Knapp— Private house. Five minutes walk. Accommodates 
6. Adults, $5 per week; children, $3. Bright, cheerful rooms ; pleasant, shady yard. 
Good spring water. A healthy summer home. 

Mrs. Edward Tallinadge— Evergreen Hill. Three minutes walk. Accommo- 
dates 20. Adults, $6 per week; childi-en, $5. Free conveyance from station. House 
is on high ground, has large, airy rooms, and is convenient to post office, 

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Mrs. Abbie J. Coiis— Farm house. Three-quarters ot a mile, i^ Ccommodatee 
10, Adulrs, f 7 per week ; children, $3. Lawn tennis and croquet ground. Table well 
supplied with fresh mUk, eggs, and fruits of the season. 

Albert J. Iliisted— Farm house. Two and one-half miles. Accommodates 12. 
Adults, $5 to $6 ; children, $4 ; transients, $1 per day. Free trai.sportation from station. 
Table liberally supplied with farm products. 

Frank Knickerbocker— Hotel. One-eighth mile. Accommodates 6. Adults, 
$7 ; transients, $1.2,5 per day. Located in a pleasant village. Fine drives. Stream of 
pure water near house. Trout, bass, and pickerel fishing 

O. P. Wnl term ire— Farm house. Four miles. Accommodates 12. Adults, $5 
to $6 : children at reduction ; transients, $1 per day. Pleasantly situated on elevation of 
2,000 feet ; cool and breezy; shady lawns ; excellent water ; splendid scenery. Fishing 
and boating in lakes and streams near by. Vegetables from our own garden. Refers 
to J. F. Kelley, 264 Berry street. Brooklyn; D. E. Anthony, 169 World Building, New 
York. 

MCINTYRE, DUTCHESS CO., \. Y. 

The quietly pastoral character of the country hereabouts 
with its wholesome air and generally healthful influences and 
its abounding picturesqueness, render it very desirable for 
place of summer rest. 

3lclntyre .Station— Mclntyre Post Office. 

Mrs. Elbert HlcUs— Farm house. One mile. Accommodates 10. Adults, $4 
and $5 per week ; children under 12, $2. No charge for transportation of guests from 
station. House has large, airy rooms and shady lawn. Free drive daily, free of charge. 

Sarah E. Sackett— Farm house. Bangall poft office. One eighth of mile. 
Accommodates 14. Adults, $6 per week; children, $3. A good and well furnished 
house, with pleasant, shided grounds; healihy location. Near churches, pof-t office, etc. 
Good, wholesome food is served. Fine roads loi- driving and wheeling. 

John Tripp— Farm house. Half mile. Accommodates 10, Adults, $6 per week ; 
children under 10, $3 ; 10 to 15, $5 per week. Attractive scenery and pleasant surround- 
ings ; good hunting and tishing, pleasant walks and driven*. 



PINE PLAINS, DUTCHESS CO., N. Y. 

This delightful village 
is located at the northern 
end of the Stissing Valley, 
in the afternoon shadow 
of Stissing Mountain, 
whose rounded peak towers a thousand feet above the plain. 
Along the eastern base of the mountain extends a chain of lake- 
lets, two miles long, furnishing excellent fishing and boating, as 
well as many fine picnic resorts and rambles. These connected 
bodies of water are the head of Wappinger's Creek, which winds 

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in and out among the hills to join the Hudson. On the eastern 
and northern borders of the village a stream, called the Sha- 
cameco, flows through a beautiful valley green-walled by lofty 
hills. The views from Pine Plains, and the elevated spots in its 
vicinity, are exceedingly grand, embracing the low range of the 
Ancram Hills, and extending twenty miles away to the Taconics, 
whose blue domes and wave-like crests form the background of a 
landscape of hill and valley, mountain and stream, forest and 
field, unsurpassed in variety and beauty. 

The site of Pine Plains is glacial drift or deposit of gravel, 
securing natural drainage and ensuring perfect healthfulness. It 
is the boast of the inhabitants that there are in the village only 
two physicians, whose rides cover a radius of fifteen miles, and 
who yet have ample leisure to complain of " dull trade." There 
are Presbyterian, Methodist, Baptist, and Episcopalian churches 
and a public school. 

Pine Plains Station— Piue Plains Fust Office. 

Frank Barton— Sli^sing House. One fourth of a mile. Accommodates 25. 
Adults, $6 per week and upward ; children, $3.50. Stissing Mountain one mile from 
house ; .tihree fine lakes within same distance. Excellent fishing for trout, bass, etc. 
Fine walks and drives. Livery attachment ; stable room for horses. 

Perry Green— Farm house. Two miles. Accommodates 10. Eates, $6 per 
week ; free transportation from station. Plenty of shade, fruit, eggs and vegetables 
from our farm. House is pleasantly located on Stissing Lake. Large, airy rooms ; 
quiet neighborhood. Fishing in lakes and streams near by. 

Wiilet S. Shcrrow— Milan Post Office. Farm house. Eight miles. Accommo- 
dates 10. Adults, $0 per week ; children, $3. Transportation from station, 50 cents for 
each adult. Lawn wtll supplied with maple shade. A large brook of pure, cold water 
Hows the entire length of farm. Good fishing in lakes rear by, also hunting in season. 
Post office one eighth of mile from house. Good roads for driving and bicycle riding. 

Mrs. Henry Myers— Private residence. One and a half miles. Accommodates 
30, Adults, $5 to $10 per week; children, according to age. House is on border of 
Halcyon Lake, a beautiful sheet of water of 200 acres. Fishing is fine ; plenty of boats 
for use of \\hich no charge is made. Accommodation for fifteen horses ; five box stalls. 

Mrs. C II. Turpin— Farm house. One mile. Accommodates 10. Adults, $6 and 
$T per week ; children under 10, half price. Free carriage from and to station. Healthy 
locatioii. Large, airy rooms, pleasant lawn, plenty of shade. Excellent table, beautiful 
scenery, fishing, etc. City reference. 

Mrs, W, H, Jnckett— Attlebixry Post Office— One fourth mile, and Pine Plains 
Station four miles, Dutchess county, N. Y. Accommodates 14. Adults, $S and up. 
wards ; children under 10, half price. Guests conveyed to and from station free. 
Excellent drives, bicycling roads, and scenery. Large, airy rooms. Table well sup- 
plied. Raises own vegetables, etc. Tennis and croquet grounds. Address Maplewood 
Farm, Attlebury, N. Y. 



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Pine Plains Hotel— D. C. Ketterer, Proprietor, Pine Plains, N. Y. One foiirth 
mile distant. Guests transported to and from station by stage, without charge. Ac- 
commodates 8 to 10 for summer. Terms, adults, $7 to $10, according to rooms and 
length of stay; children at half price. A comforlable. healthful place to spend the 
warm summer season. A well appointed house, table liberally supplied and scrupu- 
lously managed. Village finely located In midst of broad " Pine Plains," surrounded 
by high elevations, including on the west the well known Stissiug Range of Mountains, 
and the chain of fine lakes at their base. All around are located excellent lakes and 
streams for fishing and boating. Convenient to the village. Fine roads for cycling 
and pleasure driving extend in all directions. Livery attached to Hotel. The best of 
railroad and mail facilities. 

P. S. "Wolven— Pine Plains, N. Y. — Three fourths mile. Carriage at station. 
Accommodates 6 to 10. Terms, $6 to $8 : children at reduction. Large, pleasant 
rooms. Large verandas. Good table. Fresh milk, eggs, vegetables, etc., liberally 
supplied. Located in the village, near churches, post oflice, station, etc. Broad, 
shaded streets, well paved and lighted, assure pleasant walks and cycling. 

nirs. Theron R. Shultz— Pine Plains, Dutchess county. New York. Farm house 
Three miles. Accommodates 16. Adults, $5 ; children under 10, $3. Free carriage to 
and from station. Large house with broad piazzas ; large, airy rooms ; elevated location 
in midst of finely kept lawn. Large shade trees, extensive views, and cool, bracing 
mountain air. Excellent boating and fishing close by. Table \\ ell supplied. Raises 
own vegetables ; fresh milk, eggs, butter, etc. City references. 

Albert Bowman— Farm house. One-fourth mile. Accommodates 10, Adults, 
$6. Large house on fine elevation, overlooking village. Two small lakes at base of 
Stissing Mountain, one mile distant, well fctocked with fish. Excellent table. Post 
oflice, churches, etc , close by. 

Mrs. Philip Clunii — Farm house. One-half mile. Accommodates 8 to 10. 
Adults $5; children, $3. Excellent table, supplied from own garden with vegetables 
and fruit, also fresh eggs and milk. Three fishing ponds and good hunting near. Half- 
mile from village, post oflice and churches. 

Mrs. John Juchem— Farm and boarding house. Two miles. Accommodates 25. 
Adults, $5; children, half price. Free transportation to and from station, also daily 
free rides furnished guests. Excellent table ; fruit, vegetables, fresh eggs, milk and 
butler, also good spring water. Lake fishing and bathing close by. Cheerful enter- 
tainments in the way of weekly dances, base ball, etc. provided for guests. 

ilerinan Pulver — "Brookside" Farm. Two miles. Accommodates 10. Terms, 
$5 to $8. Free transportation to and from station, also teams lor pleasure driving at 
reasonable rates. Excellent table. Large, roomy house, inviting surroundings. Good 
fishing and hunting near. 

K. Ten Eyck— Private residence. One mile. Team at station. Accommodates 
6. Adults, $6; children, half price. Excellent table. Stissing Lake and Mountain about 
one-fourth mile distant. 

Mr!*. H. W. Pulver— Husted post office. Four miles. Free transportation to 
and from station. Accommodates 15. Adults, $6 ; children, half price. Modern house, 
very large rooms, pleasantly located on high ground. Excellent table, provides own 
vegetables, fruit, milk, etc. Trout stream on premises. 

William H. Tnnner— Farm house. One-quarter mile. Accommodates 10. 
Adults, $6; children, $3 ; transients, $1 per day. House is situated on the bank of 
Stissing Lake, a beautiful sheet of water surrounded with magnificent scenery. Pleas- 
ant drives and walks. Table liberally supplied with farm products. Free transporta- 
tion from station in our own carriage. Further particulars on application. 

Peter VV. Cooper— Farm house. Two miles. Accommodates 15. Rates, adults, 
$5; children under ten, half price. Free transportation to and from depot. Very 
pleasantly situated with trout stream running through farm, excellent fishing and 
hunting, grand scenery, first-class table. Write for full particulars. 

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Miss M. Li. Wilson— Farm house. One-half mile. Accommodates 10. Adults, 
$6 ; clilldren, half price ; transients, $1 per day. Free transportation from station. 
This house has kept summer boarders for many years and bears an excellent reputation. 
Fine scenery, walks and drives. Fruit and vegetables in abundance. Further particu- 
lars on application. 

Benj. T. Palmer— Huun Lake Farm House. Attlebury post office. Four miles. 
Accommodates 40. Adults, $6 to $8 per week ; children, $3. House is situated on h'gb 
grounds, overlooking a beaxxtiful lake 120 feet from veranda. Fine fishing and boating ; 
use of boats without charge. Abundant shade, and cool drives in every direction. 
Large and airy rooms, pleasant grounds. Fresh milk, garden vegetables, etc. Piano 
in house for use of guests. Transportation free from and to station. 

Mrs. Alfred liinli- Farm house. Milan poi^t office, six miles. Accommodates 14, 
Adults, $5 per Aveek ; children, $1.50 to $3.50, according to age.' .Will meet guests free 
of charge. Daily mail. A quiet, restful spot. 

Mrs, John U. Hedges-Pine Plains, N. Y., Farm. Three miles. Free carriage 
to and from Station for guests. Accommodates 10. Adults, $6 to $8; children not 
desired. Large, airy rooms. Large, finely shaded yard. Table well supplied with fresh 
eggs, milk, fruit and vegetables from own farm. Mountain and lake surroundings. 
Trout stream on farm. Picturesque drives, and bicycling roads, for miles in all direc- 
tions. Accommodations for four horses on premises. 

A . Ii. Thomas- Pine Plains, N. Y. " Bonnie Willows '' place. Ten minutes from> 
Station. Carriage at Station. Accommodates 20. Terms $5 week. An old established 
house for the accommodation of summer boarders. Good table. Correspondence 
inv ted. P. O. Box No. 183. 

Stissing Station— Lafayetteville Post Office, Dutchess County. 

Irving StoHtenburgh— Farm house. Four miles. Accommodates 10. Adults, 
$5; children at rediiction. Free carriage to and from Station. House has large, airy 
rooms, and surrounded by shaded lawns. Near church. Table well supplied from own 
farm. Daily mail. 

VVilliam Sweet- Private house. Four miles. Accommodates 5. Adults, 15 r 
children at reduction. Near post office, daily mail, good lake fishing, quiet, restful 
village environment. Table well supplied from own farm. 

RHINECLIFF, DUTCHESS Co., N. Y, 

Starting again at the River Hudson, let us pass over the 
Rhinebeck Branch, which extends a distance of twenty-two miles 
from Rhinecliff to a connection with the main line at Silvernails, 

Rhinechff is on the east bank of the Hudson, sixteen miles 
north of the Great Bridge, and opposite the consolidated city of 
Kingston and Rondout. By means ot a steam ferry to the latter 
point connection is effected with the Ulster & Delaware Railroad 
to and from all Catskill Mountain points. At Rhinecliff, also, 
connection is made in a union station with the New York Central 
& Hudson River Railroad. 

Rhinebeck Station— Rhinebeck Post Office. 
Barnet H. Owen— Eighmyville post office. Farm house. Six miles. Accommo- 
dates 20. Adults, $5 per week ; children under 12, $3. Will meet guests at station, 
free of charge. House is situated on an elevation of 1800 feet, has broad, shady piazza, 
and is a comfortable summer home. Hunting and fishing. 

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THE SAUGERTIES & NEW YORK STEAMBOAT CO. 

Large and commodious steamboats of this line carrying both 
passengers and freight operate between New York (Christopher 
Street Dock) and Rhinechff in connection with this road. Trains 

are so sched- 
uled that good 
connections 
are made in 
both directions 
Steamers leave 

New York in 
the early even- 
ing connecting 
with steamboat 
train leaving 
Rhine cliff 
Dock at 6 A.M. 
for Red Hook, 
Spring Lake, 
Jackson Cor- 
ners, Etterslie, 
Mount Ross, 
Silvernails and 
all points east 
— Down boat 
leaves Rhine- 
cliff about 8 
p. M., arriving 
in New York 
shortly after 
midnight — 
Staterooms 
and excellent 
accommoda- 
tions together 
with the low 
rate of fare 
makes this a very popular route for summer guests. 

See advertisements Saugerties & New York Steamboat Co. 

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Guriisey Crandall— larm house. Three milep. Accommodates 18. Adnltf, $5 
per week ; children under 10 years, half price. Private conveyance from station. This 
is a healthy location with a nice lake on farm. Table liberally supplied with tie-h farm 
produce. Daily mails. Good livery. Refers to W. C. Kunz, 45 Cedar St., N, Y 

Virgil A. Welch— Hilltop Farm. Two and one half miles. Accommodates 20. 
Adults, $6 per week ; children, according to age. Free transportation from station. 
House is on high ground, with large, airy rooms, commanding a fine view of the 
Catskills and surrounding country. 

Rhineclifl— Ehinebeck Post Office. 

Virtus H. Cornelius— One and one half miles, accommodates 20, rates, adults, $6 
and $7 per week ; children according to age. Free transportation to and from depot. 
Piano and organ. Large house and pleasantly located on high ground commanding a 
fine view of the surrounding country, large, wide veranda, cool shady lawns, good spring 
beds, good, bountiful table supplied with fresh vegetables, etc., from the farm, perfect 
roads for cycling, excel'ent fishing within half mile of the house, occasional free rides. 
References given. 

Rliinecliff Station— Rhinebeck Post Office. 

Norman C. jlcUert— Five miles. Accommodates 25. Rates, $5, $6, $7 per week 
for adults ; children under 12 years old, $4 ; over 12 years same as adults. Large piazza, 
large, shady lake and grounds near house. All kinds of fresh vegetables, fruit and 
poultry, supply the table. Magnificent scenery, taking in the Catskill Mountains, fishing 
first class near the house. Own livery stable attached to house. 

Mrs. A. F. Traver— Three miles. Accommodates 12. Rates, adults, $5 ; children 
$3 per week. House pleasantly situated within one mile from the post office, fine 
scenery, pleasant wallas and drives. Write for full particulars. 

Rhinebeck Station— Shokan Post Office. 

John D. Ennist— Hillside Farm. One mile. Accommodates 20. For terras and 

rates apply. Free transportation to and from depot. Grand scenery, high location, 

excellent water, large, shady lawns, good hunting and fishing, within short distance of 

two places of amusement. Four churches near by. Fine roads for cycling and driving. 

Rhinebeck Station— Milan Post Office. 
Lucius Decker— Farm house. Six miles. Accommodates 20. Rates, adults, $5 
per week ; children, 10, half price. Free transportation. Large, airy rooms, fine, shady 
lawn, plenty of fresh milk, poultry , eggs, and vegetables supplied the table. Pure 
water, excellent hunting and fishing, three large lakes near by, high grounds, magnifi- 
cent scenery, healthy climate, romantic walks and drives, daily mail. 

John M. Welch— Farm house. One half mile from Weys' Crossing. Accommo- 
dates 40. Adults, $6 to $8 ; children, half price ; transients, f 1 per day. Table liberally 
supplied with fruits and vegetables from the farm. Boating and fishing in lakes near 
by. Gunning for small game. Send for circular. Refers to R. J. Dilworth. 420 Broad- 
way, New York. 

J. C. Barringer— Farm house. Three miles. Accommodates 30. Adults, 15 
per week ; children, half price. No charge for meeting guests at station. This is a 
pleasant country home on high, shaded ground, commanding an extensive view of the 
Hudson River, Catskill Mountains, being but half a mile from the country seat of 
Ex. Governor Morton. Good hunting and fishing in the vicinity. 

J. C. Lawrence— P. O. Box 241. Four miles. Accommodates 30. Adults, $5 per 
week; children, half price. Will meet guests ; no charge. A healthy summer home 
with well shaded grounds. Table supplied with fresh eggs, milk, and vegetables from 
the farm. Good hunting and fishing in the vicinity. 

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Keecl" Mansion — H. Smillie & Co., Proprietors. 



DeWitt Doyle— Milan post office. Farm house. Eight miles. Accommodates 
20. Adults, $5 per week ; children, half rates. A pleasant, home-like residence, 

Rliiiiebeck Upper Station— Rhinebeck.lPoet Office. 
H. Siiiillie «&; ,Co. — Rhinebeck, N. Y., Spring Brook Farm. Oue^third mUe. 
Terms reasonable. Carriage at Station. The well known ." Reed " mansion— a gentle- 
man's country residence, modernly equipped, large, weU located rooms, latest sanitary 
appliances. Telephone connection. There are temiis courts and croquet grounds on the 
place, and unsurpassed roads for cycling, leading for milesju all directions.^ It is pro- 
posed to conduct the mansion in its new use, as a select summer boarding house, and no 
pains will be spared to make it popular with this patronage. Terms and other pacurti- 
lars cheerfully made known on application.^ Correspondence invited. 



RED HOOK, DUTCHESS CO., N. Y. 

A land of plenty this, where health and good living reign, 
six miles from the Hudson River. The air is light, clear, and 
invigorating, and local enthusiasts are wont to declare that their 
village possesses "the best drinking water in the State." The 
village contains three thriving churches — the Episcopalian, 
Methodist, and Lutheran. There is beautiful scenery in every 
direction, the mountain views being especially fine. 

Re«l Hook Station— Red Hook Post Office. 

Miss Sarali M. Bollnbaker— Farm house. One quarter of a mile. Rates, 
adults, $.5 to 16; childien, half price. Accommodates, 8.i Free transportation from 
station. 

Mrs. John Hover— Rock City post office. Woodbine Cottage. ' Five miles. 
Accommodates 8. Adults, $5; children, half price. Free conveyance from station. 
Romantic scenery ; air pure and biacing. Good fishing and hunting. Two lakes near. 
Boats free. No malaria. 

I>awrence Cotter— Rock City post office. Farm house. Four miles. Accommo- 
dates 20. Adults, 1.5 per week; children under 12, half price. If notified will meet 
guests at station, no charge. House has large, airy rooms, shady lawns ; in short, is a 
comfortable summer_home. Table liberally supplied with fresh farm products. Daily 
mail, pure spring water. Hunting and fishing. 

Miss A. M. Teal— Farm house. One mile. Accommodates 12. $5 to $7 per 
week; transients, $1 per day. Will meet guests if advised. House has large rooms, 
well ventilated, commanding magnificent scenery. Fine walks and drives. Boating 
and fishing in near-by streams and lakes. Refers to Joseph Roura, 244 Jefferson 
avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y., and W. C. Ring, care "The World," Pullitzer Building, New 
York City. 

Philip Fraleigli— Farm house. Twojniles. Accommodates 12. Adults, $7 per 
week; children urder 10, half price; transients, fl per day. Discount for season 
guests. Free transportation from station. Table supplied with vegetables fi-esh from 
our own garden. Refers to N. S. Tipple, 96 First Avenue ; R. A. Heveuor, 161 West 
125th street; A. P. Schulz, Park Bank; A. Lebert, 512 Second Avenue, New York City : 
I. B, Smith, 452 W 151st etreet. 

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Ijorenzo TenbroecU — Farm house. One and a half miles. Accommodates 12. 
Adults, $5 to $7 per week. House is on high ground, healthy location. Will meet 
guests at station if advised. An abundance of small game in season. Good water, and 
our own vegetables. 

Li. W. Schiiltz— Maple Glen Farm. Rock City post office. Five miles. Accom- 
modates 8. Adults. $.5 per week ; children, half price. Will meet guests at station. 
An old fashioned farm house with plenty of shade, wide meadows, high, hills, magnifi- 
cent views, and no malaria. Good hunting in season, and fishing in near-by lakes. 
Table will be supplied with abundance of fruit, milk, etc. 

A. J. Gedney — Algonquin. Ore-quarter mile. Accommodates 16. Adults, $6 to 
$8; transients, $1.25 per day. House is situated in a healthy locality, commandiLg 
splendid views. Excellent fishing ; raises own vegetables. Free transportation if 
advised. Convenient to churches. Refers to the station agent 

John A. Fraleigli— Rose Hill Farm. One and one-half miles. Accommodates 
12. Adults, $7; children, $3, transients, |1 per day. W'ill meet guests at station ; no 
charge. Boating and fishing in numerous lakes and streams in vicinity. Pleasantly 
located on an elevation. Perfectly healthy, plenty of shade, extended views in all 
directions. Good roads, excellent water. Hot and cold water throughout the house. 
A good livery in connection with house. A good livery in connection with house. Refers 
to Ex. Mayor Schirien, of Brooklyn, and Horatio Fowks, 11 Park Row, New York ; Dr. 
A. G. W^arner, 194 Scbermerhorn street, Brooklyn, N. Y. 

James Tieary — Farmhouse. One and one-half miles. Accommodates IT. Adults, 
$5 ; children, f3 ; transients, $1 per day. Free conveyance from station. Table liberally 
supplied with vegetables, plenty of fresh milk, butter, and eggs. Location healthy, 
fine mountain views, enough shade, fine walks and di'ives. 

K. G. Moore— Two miles. Accommodates 20. Rates, adults, $6 to fS per week. 
Will meet guests when notified. Located on high ground commanding a fine view of 
the Cat skill Mounta'ns. Excellent boating and fishing on the premises. Good hunting, 
a perfect place of repose for city people. Large shady laAvns, 

I^evi Itowe— Farm hou?e. Rock City post office. Four miles. Accommodates 
11, Adults, $.5 and |6 per week; children, $2.50 to $3,50. Will meet guests at station. 
Near post office and church. Fine walks and drives. Fishing in lakes near by. 

1>I. A. McCarthy— Rock City post office. Farm house. Four miles. Accommo- 
dates 10, Adults, $5 per week : children, half price, A healthy location ; pure air and 
water. Table furnished with fres-h produce from farm, 

Frank C. Nelson— Farm house. One mile. Accommodates 12. Adults, $5 to 
$7 per week. Hou?e is on high ground, near St. Stephen's College, overlooking Hudson 
River and Catskill Mountains. 

Augustas Liown — Farm house. Two and one-half miles. Accommodates 14. 
Adults, $6 to $8 per week ; children, $5, Free transportation from station if advised. 
Beautiful rural and mountain scenery. Good hunting and fishing. Table supplied 
with plenty of fresh eggs, milk, and butter, 

Eli W. Collins — Private house. One-quarter of a mile. Accommodates 10. 
Adults, $6 to $8 per week. House is pleasantly located in West Market street, near 
Methodist church, surrounded by cool and shady porches, 

H. E. Ellsworth— Red Hook Hotel. One-fourth of a mile. Accommodates 50. 
Rates, $6 to $8 per week. Pleasantly located, first-class table, every convenience. Write 
for particulars. 

William Cookingham— Rock City post office. Farm house. Four miles. 
Accommodates 20. Adults, $6 per week ; children, half price. Will meet guests free 
of charge, A good, healthy location ; good table and pure spring water. During 
hunting season, beginning August 16th, especial attent on given to sportsmen, 

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Theodore F. Cookinghain— Farm house. One mile. Accommodates 12. 

Adults, $7 ; children, $4: transients, $1.50 per day. Stage will meet guests if advised. 
Bass, pickerel, and trout fishing. Good livery accommodations. Refers to William 
Pinder, 935 Lafayette Avenue, and John L. Benner, 726 President street; Brooklyn, N. 
Y., A. H. Iloftman, 350 West 119th street, N. Y. 

Spring T^ake Station— Cokertown Post Office. 
Mrs. Walter Hoisapple— Farm house. One mile. Accommodates 4. Adults, 
$5 per week ; chiklren, $3. Free carriage from station. High and healthy location, com- 
manding view of surrounding country, with the Catskills in the distance. Fish and 
game in season . 

Mrs. Hardiiian Teator— Farm house. One and a half miles. Accommodates 6. 
Adults, $6 Adults, $5 per week ; no children. No charge for transportation of guests 
from fetation. Elevated location, pure and bracing atmosphere. Fishing and hunting 
close by. 

Martin T^aslier— Upper Red Hook Post Office. Park House. One and a half 
miles. Accommodates 12. Adults, 17 per week ; children, half price. Fishing within 
mile and a half. Free transportation from station, 

Rerton A. Snyder— Farm house. One-quarter of a mile. Accommodates 15. 
Adults, $6 per v\ eek ; children, $3. Will meet guests at station, free. Maple grove on 
the lawn, affording a cool retreat in warmest weather. Daily mail. 

Spring Lake Station— Cokerstown Post office. 
Milton T Best— Spring Lake Farm House. — Two minutes from station. Accom- 
modates 25. Rates, $5 to $7 ; reduction for families and season guests. Transients, $1 
per day ; children, $3 to $4 per week. Large house, beautifully shaded lawn, lake adjoin- 
ing farm well stocked with trout, bass, perch, pickerel, boats at reasonable rates. Sta- 
bling and carriage room if desired. Table plentifully supplied with fresh poultry, vegeta- 
bles and all farm products, piano, churches of all denominations, free transportation to 
and from depot. 

John M. Beckel— Boarding house. Near station. Accommodates 10. Adults, 
$7 to $10 per week ; children, $7. House is in the shadow of Overlook Mountain, with 
pleasant walks and drives around it. Lake in sight of house ; fish in abundance. 

Charles Gardner— Farm house. Three-quarters of mile. Accommodates 12. 
Adults, $5 and $6 per week ; transients, $1 per day. No children taken. A quiet 
country home, with large, airy rooms and good board. Small lake within stone's throw 
of house, with boat for use of guests; two larger lakes near by, also a famous trout 
stream. 

E. A. Boice— Upper Red Hook Post Office. Park Hotel. One mile. Accommo- 
dates 20. Adults, $B per week : chiklren under 10, half price. This is a quiet village, 
the atmosphere of which is restful as well as healthy. Churches and post office near. 

Miss Julia Wilsey— Upper Rook Post Office. Accommodates 6. Rates, $5 per 
week. Further particulars on application. 



ELLERSLIE, COLUMBIA CO., N. Y. 

Beautifully situated in a rich farming locality ; good water ; 
game in abundance. This is the nearest station to EKzaville, N. 
Y., three-quarters of a mile distant. 

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^ilerslie Station— Elizaville Post Office. 

Sylvester Stall— Farm house. One fourth of a mile. Accommodates 25. Adults, 

per week. Carnage free from stjitioii. Near post office ; two mails daily. Two 

beautiful lakes, well stocked with bass, pickerel, etc., within ten minutes' walk. 

Good gunning for partridges and woodcock in season. Pure, cold well water on place. 

Music by Elierslie Band twice a week within one hundred yards of house. 

Z. P. Smith— Farm boarding house. One-half mile. Accommodates 20. Adults, 
$5 to $6 ; children, $3 to $4 ; transients, |1 per day. Free carriage from station. Raises 
own vegetables. Pickerel, perch and bass fishing, boating, etc. Two beautiful lakes 
of over 70 acres each, within five minutes' walk of the house, with plenty of shade trees. 
Beautiful mountain scenery and natural waterfalls. A pleasant place to spend the 
summer. Fine bicycle roads. Refers to Miss Annie S, Brandies, 238 Court street, 
Brooklyn, N. Y. 

J. N. Couse— Farm house. One fourth mile. Accommodates 10. Full particulars 
upon application. High location, pure water, beautiful scenery, good fishing and hunt- 
ing. Carriage free from station. 

Eugene Smith— For Rent— private house for the coming season, furnished; also 
barn and large and shady yard. One half mile from post office. Near to two nice lakes 
and beautiful falls, situated so as to command a fine view of the Catskill Mountains. 
Write for further and full particulars. 

Sylvenus Coons— Farm house. One mile. Accommodates 4. Adults, $5 per 
week. Will meet guests with team. Fishing and hunting. Healthy locality, quiet and 
homelike. Write for particulars. 

JACKSON CORNERS, DUTCHESS CO., N. Y. 

This quiet little hamlet is located on the Rhinecliff Branch, 
eighteen miles from the Hudson River, and surrounded by a 
prosperous farming locality. 

Jarkson Corners Stations— Jacksons Corners Post Office. 

William M. Decker — Lafayetteville post office — Farm boarding house. Two and 
one half miles. Accommodates 20. Adults, $5 ; children, $2.50 ; transients, $1 per day. 
Free transportation from station. Daily mails. Beautiful mountain scenery. References 
upon application. 

Jackson Corners Station— Lafayetteville Post Office. 

Charles 15. Simmons. Farm house. Two and one half miles. Accommodates 
14. Rates, Adults, $5 ; children, $3. Healthy location, fine scenery, excellent fishing 
and hunting. Large pond about one quarter mile from house. Free transportation 
to and from depot. Table supplied with plenty of fresh milk, butter and eggs from the 
farm. Write for further particulars. 

Peter J. Near- Farm house. One and one half miles. Accommodates 25. 
Adults, $4 per week; children, $2 to $2.50 ; transients, $1 per day. Free transportation 
from station, Mount Ross. Excellent fishing and boating in near-by stream. House is 
situated on high, healthy grounds ; has large, airy rooms. Raises own vegetables. 
Further particulars on application. 

MOUNT ROSS, DUTCHESS CO., N. Y. 

Twenty miles back from the Hudson, and two miles from 
Silvernails Junction with the main line, in a farming locality. 

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Mount Ross Station— Mount Ross Post Oltice. 

John E. Van Tassell— Farm house. Near station. Accommodates 25. Adults 
$4.50 per week ; children, $3. Table well supplied with fresh meat, eggs, milk, etc. A 
clean river passes through the place ; good boating, bathing and fishing. Meet guests. 

George W. Wolcott — Farm house. At station. Accommodates 25. Adults, 
$6.50 per week ; children, $3. Good hunting and fishing in season. 

Mrs. Charles Li. Carroll Farm house. One quarter mile. Aocomraodates 6. 
Adults, $6 per week. Table well furnished with fresh fruits, vegetables, etc. Good 
roads and fine scenery. 

Peter H. Piester— One mile. Accommodates 16. Rates, $4.50 to $8 per week. 
No children taken. Finely shaded lawn, extensive yard, croquet, lawn tennis, free 
livery attached. Excellent fishing and hunting. Write for further particulars. 



SILVERNAILS, COLUMBIA CO., N. Y. 

At this station the RhinecHff Branch connects with the main 
hne. Quite a few summer boarders are accommodated in and 
about this place. The air is bracing ; perfect drainage ; beautiful 
scenery ; excellent fishing and gunning for small game. 

Silvernalls Station— Silvernails Post Office. 

Mrs. Mary Wheeler— Farm house. One-fourth mile. Accommodates 4. Adults, 
$5 per week ; children, $3. Raises own vegetables with which table is supplied. Fine 
walks and drives ; good hunting and fishing in forests and streams near by. 

J. A. Hicks— Farm house. One mile. Accommodates 6. Adults, $5 ; transients, 
$1 per day. No children taken. Free transportation from station. Excellent fishing 
and boating in Lake Charlotte, Jansen Kill and Copake Lake. Pleasant neighborhood, 
excellent shade, romantic scenery, music and various attractions. References on 
application. 

D. G. Hedges— Farm house. One-half mile. Accommodates 10. Adults, $5 and 
$6 ; children, half price ; transients, $1.50 per day. Table liberally supplied with farm 
products. No charge for meeting guests at station. House is beautifully located; 
plenty of shade : large, airy rooms. Fishing in streams and lakes near by. 

Peter I^asher— Farm house. Two miles. Accommodates 8. Adults, $5 ; chil- 
dren, $3. Team will meet guests at station. Good table ; raises own vegetables. Cool, 
shady surroundings. Fishing streams and ponds close by. 

James Fritts— Farm house. One-half mile. Accommodates 4. Adults, $5 ; 
children at reduction. House is situated ou a hill commanding fine view of surround- 
ing country. Raise our own vegetables. Excellent fishing and boating. 

Robert Gray— Farm house. Near station. Accommodates 8. Adults, $6; no 
children taken ; discount for season guests. Raises own vegetables. Trout, bass and 
pickerel fishing in lakes and streams near by. House is situated on the banks of the 
Ruloft Jansen Kill, noted for its grand scenery and natural falls. Plenty of shade. 
Home references on application. 

Gallatinville Station— Columbia County, N. Y. 
J. C. Hoysradt— Farm house. One mile Accommodates 6. Adults, $5; no 
children taken. Free transportation to and from station and teams for pleasure driving 
for hire at reasonable rates. Forest, and streams affording excellent fishing near. 

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F. L(. Snyder — Private residence. One half mile. Free transportation to and 
from station Accommodates 6 to 8. Terms, $5 to $7. House located on liigh ground, 
quiet and retired, with plenty of fhade. Pickerel, bass and perch fishing in ponds and 
kill close by. Within one half mile of post office and station, also three churches near. 
Table constantly supplied with fresh vegetables, fruit and milk from farm. 

ANCRiM, COLUMBIA CO., IN. Y. 

A'^ " .,--<; Ji.^^ ^^ivsi quiet village in Co- 

lumbia County is emphatic- 
ally a place of rest — a good 
place for tired people to 
go for a reposeful vacation. 
There are two churches, 
Lutheran and Methodist. The driving roads in the vicinity are 
excellent, the scenery varied and interesting, and there is excep- 
tionally fine fishing, a number of small lakes within a short 
distance teeming with bass. The gunning is also very good, 
there being quail, woodcock, and partridge in abundance. 

Ancraiu Station — Ancram Post Office. 

D. Kisselback— Hote\ One fourth mile. Accommodates 20. Adults, $7 ; 
children. $5; transients, $2 per day. This house has reputation of setting firstchies 
table. Eight lakes and ponds within easy distance ; fine drives, beautiful scenery, 
varied and interesting. Good livery accommodations. The greatest trout fishing in the 
state and best i)a'trldgc shooting. 

3Irs. Cieorge Woodward— Private residence. One fourth mile. Accommodates 
10. Adults, $3.50 to $6 : children, half price ; transients, $1 per day. Free transporta- 
tion from station. . A perfectly healthy location. Pure spring water. Shade. No 
mosquitoes. Fiesh milk, eggs and vegetables; fruit in season; excellent fishing. 
Convenient to churches. A good place to spend the summer. Refers to Mrs. Arthur 
Whitehead, 272 Fourteenth street, South Brooklyn; George Miller, 528 Sixth avenue, 
South Brooklyn. 

Henry W. Downing — Farmhouse. Two miles. Accommodates 6, Rates, $6 ; 
children, $3; transients, $1 per day. Free transportation from station. House is 
situated near the banks of a nice stream ; good bathing facilities, excellent roads and 
pleasant walks. Picturesque mountain scenery. Raises own vegetables. Lake and 
river fishing. Refers to the Hon. Wallace Bruce, ex-consul to Edinburgh, Brooklyn, 
N. Y.. and F. A. D. Chase, Esq., Hudson, N. Y. 

A. Kilmer— Hotel. One fourth mile. Accommodates 10. VV^eekly rates on appli- 
cation : transients, $1 per day. Raises own vegetables. Good fishing in near-by lakes 
and streams. Livery accommodations, etc. 

Hr8. William H. Feck — Farmhouse. Two miles. Accommodates 8. Adults, 
$7pe'-week; children, $5. This is a large, roomy house in a pleasant location. Good 
fishing in lakes about one mile distant. 

Ward Vosburgh— Farm house. Two and a half miles. Accommodates 2. Adults, 
$4 to $6 per week. Fishing in large stream a few rods from house and in ponds near by. 
Good roads intersect surrounding country. Table well supplied with fresh fruit and 
vegetables. 

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Robert Bachman— Farm house. Half mile. Accommodates 4. Rates on appli- 
cation. A fine, large house, near post office, churches, etc. 

W. J. Knickerbocker— Farm house. One mile. Accommodates 8. Rates on 
application. No charge for conveying guests from station. A large, commodious house 
with shady lawn ; a restful summer home. 

B. H. Van Valkenburg— Farm house. Thiee fourths of a mile. Accommo- 
dates 4. Apply for terms. No charge for meeting giies^ts. A cool house, with maple 
shade. Near post oftice, etc. 

H. A. Van Valkenburg— Farm house. One mile. Accommodates 6. Terms 
made known on application. Free transportation from station. This is a large house 
near fine old forests. Good water and plenty of sliade. 

Martin Bvynnt— Farm hou^e. One and a quarter miles. Accommodates 4. 
Apply for lates. No charge for carriage of guests from station. A roomy house on 
high ground. Good fishing and hunting near. 

James Weckie— Farm house. One and a quarter mile?. Accommodates 6. Rates 
upon application. The situation of this house is exceptionally good ; high ground, 
pure bracing air, grand views, excellent grove. 

Jason Niver— Farm house. Two mUes. Splendid view of the Catskill Mountains. 
Fishing in the numerous lakes near by. 

Mrs. Olive R. Stickle—Farm house. Two and a half miles. Accommodates 2. 
Apply for terms. Will meet guests at station. A very sightly place, fine Malks and 
beautiful drives lo Bash Bish, Copake Lake, etc. 

Palan l»nlver— Farm house. Three miles. Accommodates 6. Rates given on 
application. No charge for meeting guests. Ilouf e is large and roomy ; a comfortable 
sunim(!r home. 

Egbert Miller— Ancrara Lead Mines post office. Farm house. One and a half 
miles. Accommodates 12. Adults, $5 and $6 per week; children, half price. Free 
transportation from station- High elevation ; large, shady yard. Fruir, vegetables, 
etc., from farm. This is a large, new house, with pleasant rooms, piazza, etc. 

Mrs. Ellen Teator— West Copake post office. Farmhouse. Two miles. Accom- 
modates 11. Adults, $4 to $5; children, $2 and $3 per week. Will meet guests at 
station if notified No mosquitoes. Pure, bracing air. Pleasant walks and d ives. 

Mrs- Kate Porter— Private residence. One-eighth of a mile. Accommodates 
2. Adults, $6 : children under eight, $4. Free transportation from station. Good 
lake fishing near. 

Mrs. Kate B. Dickens-Private residence. One-eightli of a mile. Accommo- 
dates 4. Adults, $.5 and $6 : children under five, half price. Excellent hunting and 
fishing near. Two churches and post office within easy walking distance. 



COPAKE, COLUMBIA CO., N. Y. — MT. WASHINGTON, MASS. 

Copake forms the gateway to Mount Washington, and the 
two may be properly considered together. Here the landscape 
presents bolder outlines, and we realize that we are approaching 
the highlands. In the vicinity of Copake there is excellent trout 
fishing, also pleasant drives and delightful scenery in every 
direction. 

Mount Washington is a township in the southwestern corner 
of Berkshire County, Massachusetts. It compsises a lofty 
plateau, several miles in extent, with an elevation of two thousand 

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feet, and is surrounded with mountain peaks which tower several 
hundred feet higher, the highest being Mount Everett, which 
rises to an altitude of twenty-seven hundred feet. This town 
among the clouds is one of the richest spots in picturesque 
scenery in Eastern America, and the whole impressive landscape 
when bathed in sunshine looks as if 

" Touched by a light that hath no name, 
A glory never sung ; 
Aloft on sky and mountain wall 
Are God's great pictures hung." 

It is rapidly becoming known and renowned for its delight- 
ful summer temperature, dryness and purity of the atmosphere, 
and increased electric tension due to an abundance of ozone and 
sunshine. It is not only a most desirable retreat for invalids, but 
a favorite summer resort for pleasure seekers as well. 

It is reached by a seven miles' drive from Copake, over a 
level road as far as Copake Iron Works ; thence by a sharp ascent 
on excellent road along the north bank of the famed Bash- 
Bish, which comes down through a cleft in the mountains for two 
miles. This portion of the drive, all the v/ay skirting the rushing 
waters of the stream and passing the famous Bash-Bish Falls, is 
indescribably grand and beautiful. Emerging from the gorge we 
enter the broad, uplifted valley which constitutes the town of 
Mount Washington. 

Copnke Station— Copake Post Office. 

M. Holsapple— Hotel. One half mile. Accommodates 25. Rates, $5 to $S per 
week. Full particulars on application. 

G. D. 1..aiig-iIon — Langdon House. One half mile. Accommodates 2U. Adults, 
$7 per week ; children $4. Fine bass and trout fishing. Excellent drives in the 
vicinity. Livery. 

Ira li. Patterson— Boarding house. Post office, Mount Washington, Mass. 
Accommodates 25. Five miles. Kates, $7 to $9 per week; children under 10 years, $4. 
Hunting and fishing. Will meet guests. 

Copake, Columbia County, N. Y. — Mt. Washington, Mass. 
li. Cook— Copake Iron Works Post Office. Station, two and one fourth miles. 
Free transportation to and from station. Hotel. Accommodates 25. Adults, $7 to 
$10; children, half price. The famous Mount Everett Bash Bish Falls, Copake Lake 
all within short distance. Trout streams close by. Paitridge, quail, woodcoclc and 
rabbit hunting in season. 

H. F, Keith— Boarding house. Monnt Washington, Mass. Accommodates 12; 
Terms, $7 to $10 per week. Bathrooms, hot and cold water in house. Fine lawns. 
pleasant walks and drives. 

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Frank l^ay— Oopake. One half mile. Accommodates 20. Adults, $5 to $6 ; 
children, $4 to $5. Free transportation to and from station, also has teams for hire at 
reasonable rates for pleasure driving. Large lake, also trout stream on the premises, 
affording excellent fishing. Milk, eggs, vegetables of all kinds from farm. A well 
appointed farm, the property of a recently deceased New York gentleman, which 
present occupant desires to establish a select summer boarding house. 

I. Spurr— Boarding house. Mount Washington, Mass. Accommodates 40. 
Rates, $5 to $9 per week. 

Frank B. Schiitt— Boarding house. Mount Washington, Mass. Accommodates 
20. Terms, $7 to $10 per week. 

O. C Wliitbeck— Boarding house. Mount Washington, Mass. Accommodates 
35. Rates, $S to $10 per week. 

W. Van De Bogart— Hotel. One-half mile. Accommodates '25. Rates, $5 to 
$8 per week. Particulars on application. 

Jacob S. Barner— Oopake Iron Works Post Office. Hotel. Three miles. Ac- 
commodates 20. Rates, $5 to $8 per week. Particulars on application. 

William H. Weaver— Boarding house. Mount Washington, Mass. Five 
miles. Accommodates 35. Rates, $8 to $10 per week. Particulars on application. 

O. K. Seeley— Two miles. Particulars by correspondence. 

John H. Wilkinson— Farm house. Two miles. Accommodates 12. Adults, 
$7 ; children, $5 per week. 

James Bain— Two miles. Accommodates 10. Adults, $7 per week ; children, $5. 
Write for further particulars. 

B. F. Deleuiater— Two miles. Accommodates 5. Adults, $7 ; children, $5 per 
week. 

Liyman Loomis— Two miles. Accommodates 5. Terms and further particulars 
on application. 




Lodge, Lake Wangum, Norfolk. 



A WORD FOR THE SOUTHERN & BERKSHIRE AND LITCHFIELD 

HILLS. 

Among all the summer resorts of the United States, this 
is the sohtary representative of its kind. There is no other such 
combination of the wild and the beautiful in nature — of perfect 
harmony in variety. Another region may be found conspicuous 
for imposing wildness, another that is pretty, possibly beautiful ; 
others may be healthful and invigorating, pleasant places for 
summer sojourn and interesting in their surroundings, where 
guests may find agreeable provision for their comfort and enjoy- 
ment ; but there is not another region with which Southern 
Berkshire and Litchfield Hills must divide the honor of having 
all these at once — certainly, none possessing them all in the same 
high degree. Though the sublime work of nature may be found 
here, it is subservient to extraordinary beauty in the general efi'ect 
upon the visitor. In the quality of these beautiful hills Southern 
Berkshire admits no rival ; if duphcates of its other claims may be 
found scattered elsewhere, the beauty of its scenery is unique and 
unrivaled. It seems as if, walled in from outside contamination 
and set apart from the spoiling hand of manufacture and traffic, 
here had been assembled the choicest touches of the Creator's 
handiwork. 

In most mountainous regions there is a tiresome similarity 
among the mountains, the hills, the forests, the valleys, the 
streams, and the landscape, but this is not so here. Not only has 
no other region been patterned from, but the mountains and hills 
on every hand, are fashioned in the most varied styles, the valleys 
are no two alike, and the scenery everywhere passes before the 
eye of the traveler in the richest and most lavish profusion of dis- 
similar characteristics. 

Amid all this, not an inharmonious effect is perceptible ; but, 
more than this, there is a marvelous blending of master-pieces of 
natural beauty, of the wild and the picturesque. Though there is 

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civilization, somehow a wilderness is not out of place, and though 
the surface of the earth be ruffled and rugged, even forest-covered 
and untillable, yet it impresses one as the fittest dwelHng place 
of the highest civihzation, above and removed from the toil and 
trouble, the money-getting struggle of business and professional 
life. 

The effect of the environment upon the visitor from cities, 
upon the hard worker who would seek refuge from the cares of 
life and a tiresome noise and bustle, is of a most soothing charac- 
ter. Not only are the nerves rested from an irritating tension, 
but there is something about the scenery that imparts a quietude, 
a repose, a freedom from distraction, a healing with the balm of 




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Dame Nature. The unequaled harmony of the surroundings 
exhales an influence that enraptures the beholder, and creates 
within him an inward form of the external. 

The hills and mountains are now gentle and sloping in their 
lines, now wild and broken, sheltering well-watered, thoroughly 
cultivated valleys, where towns and villages, famous for their 
beauty, hide among the trees ; a region of lakes, mountain tor- 
rents, glens, lovers' lanes, rocks, and echoes ; a region, too, 
where one may spend the summer and not die of ennui, from 
lack of good and congenial society. 

The lower Berkshire and Litchfield region has been referred 
to as a summer resort, but it is more than this. It is the only 
autumn resort in the United States, taking no account of mere 

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sportsmen's resorts. The seaside resorts are not frequented in 
autumn, because of the raw winds and the dreary outlook ; inland 
resorts, away from mountains, lose their attractiveness with the 
loss of hot weather, and the visitor is no longer able to keep up 
his indulgences with comfort ; and in the mountainous regions, 
generally, there is no autumn, except in name, and the passage 
from summer to wintry weather is rapid. But here there is an 
autumn of sur])assing loveliness. The air may get a frosty keen- 
ness and there may be some cold waves, but these are only the 
cheap price of ruddy cheeks and elastic muscles, a clear brain 
and bountiful flow of spirits. 

In place of the dreary time that comes upon most resorts by 
the middle of September, these hills often get a climate that is 




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quite mild up to the middle of November, and now and then a 
month later. As September passes, the foliage begins to turn 
from green to brilliant and varied hues. It is said by travelers to 
be true that nowhere else in the world are such wonderful effects 
in autumn foliage coloring seen as here. As the leaves lose their 
green, the reds, scarlets, cardinals, yellows, purples, in a dozen 
shades, interspersed with evergreens, all in infinite arrangements, 
confront the beholder on every hand with their amazing specta- 
cles. Every mountain is a huge bouquet, chameleon like under 
the changing sunlight. In October the leaves fall, coloring the 
very breezes into brilliance as they float along in irregular buoy- 

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ancy, and making vast carpets, woven with a gigantic hand, from 
the richest colors. Toward the close of this, an eastern wind 
and rain will obliterate the last vestiges of the decaying leaves on 
the trees, and in a night the genii of the storm will transform the 
illuminated forest into bare limbs and twigs. 

But the scenery is by no means spoiled. The hazy-bluish 
brown and greens alternate with darker shades, and the winter 
snow and sleet at last whiten the limbs or clothe them with 
diamonds. A driving wind will so place the snow upon the limbs 
that it seems at a distance as if some great spirit had blown his 
breath upon the forest and it had frozen there. The most strik- 
ing effect of all is caused by a rain, that freezes as it falls ; then 
an icy coat is put about everything, and among the curious and 



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strange results, the long, slim white birches are bowed to earth 
and every part of every tree is bent into graceful curves, making 
pictures that few city people ever saw, except in engravings, 
which, however, could never express the wonderful beauty of the 
rainbow colors made from the sunbeams by the retracting ice. 

Until such a time of the year this region entertains guests, 
not only those who come to enjoy the country in good health, 
but those who come to find a sanitarium. So, Berkshire has 
become dear to a great many of the people who come here, 
because here they have estabUshed homes, built fine houses, and 
bought real landscape views, the paintings of which, in their 

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wealth of beauty, would be worth thousands of dollars. One 
may withstand the allurements of all other resorts, but he capitu- 
lates to Southern Berkshire as the only place choice enough for 

his country home. 

Again, it may be claimed solely 
for this region that no other offers 
such varied inducements to visitors, 
guests, and new residents. They 
range from simple farm house ac- 
commodations to hotels that are 
as delightfully agreeable homes as 
hotels can be, and where the fare 
is high class ; the temporary society 
is from that of people of quite lim- 
ited means, who come to stay two 
weeks, for instance, to the elite of 
fashion and wealth, who have their 
homes here with all luxurious acces- 
sories. Old people can find seclusion 
and quiet ; children, isolation, where 
they will be tolerated ; brain work- 
ers, rest and recreation ; the man 
or woman of society and fashion, 
congenial surroundings ; houses can 
be hired for family use; it is the 
place for the tourist as well as the 
resident — for the wheelman, the 
pedestrian, the horseback rider and 
tourists in carriages ; while it is 
much sought for camping-out loca- 
tions. One can find village life, 
with many villages to select from, 
or he can enjoy farm life ; he may 
pick from hotels or from private 
families ; he may keep house or 
and he may live upon mountains and hills or in valleys. 
The roads have for years been known for their excellence. 
The drift gravel that is found in abundance has been freely used 

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where the roads were naturally heavy with mud or sand, and the 
consequence is that everywhere — upon mountains as well as 
along valleys — the roads are smooth and hard, free from cobble 
stones, ruts and mud holes, and upon the main lines of travel as 
good as the roads in any park in the country. For this reason 
wheelmen are numerous, and riding in carriages covers the whole 
region to every nook and corner. Among the many things for 
which this region is pre-eminent, this is a conspicuous one, and a 
favorite attraction with city people. 

The climate is dry, cool and bracing ; the elevation of the 
country has the effect of stimulation ; it accelerates the breathing 
and the circulation, and gives tone to the nervous system. The 
disease most benefited is consumption, and the registration 




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reports show that the mortality from this disease is less than in 
any other county of the State, being little more than half what it is 
in some of the maritime counties. For children the air is 
extremely favorable ; cholera infantum, the summer scourge of 
cities, is rarely seen, and other summer diseases are compara- 
tively rare and mild. The temperature is four to ten degrees 
lower than it is in the lower country on the east and west. 

The drinking water is everywhere of extreme purity ; the 
principal villages get their water in pipes from mountainous 



springs, and where this is not done each family gets water from a 
spring or excellent well. The drinking water is never a source 
of disease. 

The conglomerate public is just discovering this great resting 
place. The residents are not chiefly a set of boarding-house 
keepers, as the residents of most other resorts are, and have 
taken no pains to give it the glaring patent medicine advertising 
so noticeable elsewhere. The rush of the vulgar crowd has never 
contaminated its beloved territory; the all-prevalent air of its 
singular, inherent, eloquent repose has never been broken — and 
may it never be. It is no place in which to rush around when 
sight seeing, to be done in a week or two, but rather to be lived 
in under such a state of receptivity that the peculiar, impalpable 
exhalation of the region shall permeate one's being and transport 
him to the delights of elysian existence. 

" Bathed in the tenderest purple of distance. 
Tinted and shadowed by pencils of air." 

BOSTON CORNERS, COLUMBIA CO., N. Y, 

This is a pleasant little town, possessing a certain curious 
interest, which will long be remembered as the place where the 
famous prize fight between Morrissey and Yankee Sullivan 
occurred. At the point where the " ring was pitched " one can 
step from the State of New York into Connecticut or Massachu- 
setts. There is good fishing hereabouts, trout and pickerel being 
plentiful. The mountain scenery is extremely fine, and the roads 
in the vicinity are excellent. 

ISo^toii Corners Station— Boston Comers Post Office. 

C. . I. Sinirli— Mount Airy Collage. One-fourth mile. Accommodates 12. Adults, 
$C> to $7 ; children on application ; transients, $1 .25 per day. House stands on high 
ground overlooking the village ; scenery unsurpassed. Bracing mountain air. No 
mosquitoes nor malaria. Fishing and boating in lakes near by. 

Mrs. A. M. It ecord— Hotel, near station. Accommodates 15. Adults, $7; 
children, $4; transients, $1.50 per day. Hotel is located on a small bluff at foot of 
Taghanic Mountains. Piazza on two sides, from which many beautiful and interesting 
views may be had. Excellent fishing and boating. Good livery accommodations. 

Kiiner Vosburgli— Farm house. One and a half miles. Accommodates 8. 
Adults, $6 per week ; children, $4. Free transportation from station. This house is 
situated on a hill, commanding an extensive view of the surrounding country. Good 
fishing and hunting, also first-class livery accommodations. 

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3.35 P.M. 


Grand Cent. Sta., N.Y., 11.52 a.m 




4.59 " 


Brewsters, 


10.18 '■ 




5.26 " 


Pawling, 


9.57 " 




5.59 " 


Amenia. 


9.25 •' 


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6.21 " 
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Millerton, 


9.10 " 


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6.31 '' 


Lakeville, 


8.31 " 


$2.70 $4.00 


6.35 " 


Salisbnry, 


8.28 " 


2.70 4.15 


6.42 " 


Chapinville, . 


8.23 " 


2.70 4.30 


6.44 " 


Twin Lakes, . 


8.20 " 


2.70 4.30 


6.55 " 


Canaan, . 


8.11 " 


2.70 4.30 


7.01 " 


East Canaan, 


8.06 " 


2.70 4.50 


7.11 " 


West Norfolk, 


7.58 '• 


2.70 4.75 


7.18 " 


Norfolk, 


7.53 " 


2.70 4.75 


7.41 " 


Wiusted, 


7.30 " 


2.70 5.00 







MOUNT RIGA, DUTCHESS CO., X, 1. 

HE village lies in a valley three-fourths of a 
mile wide, bounded on the east by the 
mountain from which it derives its name, and 
on the west by a range of high hills running 
north about four miles. The principal or 
most prominent hill, called " Cave Hill," is 
directly opposite the village, and is covered by a handsome forest 
growth. On a steep side of this hill is an extensive cave, which, 
to a depth of four hundred feet, contains apartments fifty feet 
high. It has never been fully explored farther than four hundred 
feet from its mouth, owing to the narrowness of the passage at that 
point. 

Mount Kiga Station— Mount Ri[?a Post Office. 

K. r. Smitli— CheBtinit Hill Cottage. One aiifl one-quarter miles. Accommo- 
dates 15. Adults, $6 to $8 ; children $4 : transients, $1.25 per day. Free transporta- 
tion from station. House stands on a hillsde overlooking the Harlem valley ; elevation 
1,400 feet. Pure, bracing mountain air. Convenient to the famous Bash Bish Falls, 
Mount Washington, Twin Lakes, and other points of interest. Excellent lake fishing 
and boating. Good hunting; woodcock, partridges, squirrels, rabbits, etc., in season. 
Table sujiplied with iresli and pure farm products. References on application, 

Charles Douglass— Farm house. One and a half miles. Accommodates 15, 
Adults, $6 per week; children, $3 to $4. Free conveyance from station for guests. 
This is the highest point in the Harlem Valley between New York and Albany, and 
many points of interest are within easy access of this place. Good livery accommo- 
dations furnished for i easonable prices. 

MILLER rON, DUTCHESS < 0., N. Y, 

There are few places that can offer greater attractions and 
advantages for a summer sojourn than Millerton. It is situated 
on high ground with charming surroundings, is exceedingly 
healthy, and enjoys cool nights in the warmest weather. 

At this point connection is made with the fast express trains 
on the Harlem Division of the New York Central & Hudson 
River road to and from Grand Central Station, New York, through 
car service between New York and Winsted being maintained on 
train leaving New York, daily, except ^Sunday, at 3 :t,8 p. m., 
returning on train due at New York at 11 :50 a. m. 

Millerton Station— Millerton Post Office. 
Orrin Wakenian- Maple Shade Farm. Accommodates 10. Adults, |4 to |7 ; 
children, |4 to $5. House for sale. Most desirable place in Millerton. There are fine 
lakes for fishing near by, good roads, driving parks. One of the finest located places 
in the country. Correspondence solicited. 

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I'ranklin Silvernail— Central Hotel. Accommodates 75. Terms, IV and 
upwards for adults and $5 for children. Excellent fishing in the many lakes and ponds 
near by. Livery and boarding stables connected with the house. 

J. li. Barton— Hotel. Accommodates 60. $7 per week. Particulars on applica- 
tion. 

Robert Kaye— Millertou House. Accommodates 25. Adults, $8 ; children, $5. 

Mrs. W. P. Randall— Wassaic, N Y., Post office (via Millertou). Accommo- 
dates 10. Terms upon application. 

Mrs. Harriett D. Paine— Farm of 100 acres. House situated on high ground 
commanding a fine view of the surrounding country. Lawn of ten acres. Large 
corner rooms containing four windows. First class table bountifully supplied with 
fresh butter, milk and eggs, fruit and vegetables from the farm. No mosquitoes. No 
malaria. Excellent fishing and hunting, fine roads for cycling and driving. Rates, 
adults, $7 per week. Accommodates about 7. Four churches near by. About a mile 
and a half from Millertou station. 

Mrs. Charlotte A. Grey— One eighth of a mile from station. Accommodates 
8. Terms, adults, $6 : children, $4 per week. Very prettily situated. Excellent hunt- 
ing and fishing. For full particulars write to the above. 

Mrs. Gideon Dakin— Residence in village. Large house, extensive grounds 
and lawns, first class table. Accommodates 6. Terms, adults, $7 per week. Four 
churches near by. Excellent fishing and hunting. Fine roads for cycling and driving. 
Romantic walks and drives. Apply for full particvUars. 

Millerton Station— Sharon Post Office. 

Mrs. Edward St. John— Accommodates 14. Terms, $8 to $10 for adults; 
children under 12 years half price. House is new and has all the modern improve- 
ments plenty of shade, 10 foot piazza, croquet and tennis grounds, bath room, large 
airy rooms. House is situated on high ground within short distance of five beautiful 
lakes where fine black bass and pickerel fishing can be had. This place in Connecticut 
is all on high ground and from 2u0 to 30u city people spend their vacations here. 
Public library, five churches within a short distance of house. Will rent this house 
for ihe season furnished for $600 for the entire season. 

Ore Hill Station— Ore Hill Post Office. 
Mrs. Emma Everts— F'arm house. One-half mile. Accommodates 6. Adults, 
$7 ; children, $5 ; transients, $1 per day. Beautiful scenery. Excellent fishing and 
boating in lakes near by. Livery accommodations. Tables supplied with farm 
products. 

Mrs. F. B. Hamlin— Sharon VaUey, Conn., Post Office. Silver Lake Farms. 
Three miles. Accommolates 16. Adults, $6 and $7 per week ; children, $5. House is 
pleasantly situated on elevated ground among the hills and dales of Sharon, and near 
the shores of the beautiful Silver Lake. The rooms are large and airy ; new bath-room 
with hot and cold water ; piazza wide and pleasant ; grounds large and shady : scenery 
fine ; water pure and cold. Hammocks, croquet grounds and Lake breezes. Table 
supplied with ,fresh vegetables, milk and eggs. Silver Lake is one mile long and half 
mile wide, with grove on one side and drive on the other ; good boating, bathing and 
fishing. Daily mail. Places of interest within driving distance : Sage's Ravine, caves 
and mines in Salisbury, Bash-Bish Falls. Will meet guests. 

LAKEVILLE. 

Wononscopomoc — clear water — is the name which the 
Indians gave to the beautiful round lake on the sloping shores of 
which Lakeville is built. 

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It was a fitting designation for one of the prettiest of the 
Litchfield County lakes. Fed entirely by springs, it shines blue 
in the sunlight, or reflects the clouds which pass over it, lending 
a singular charm to the village. Lovely views in every direction 
complete the attractions which nature has dealt out to this favored 
spot. Along one side of the lake the Philadelphia, Reading & 
New England Railroad runs for some distance, giving easy access 
to a pleasant picnic ground in a grove on its borders. Many 
excursionists resort to these grounds during the summer. 

The village itself is hardly less interesting than the lake. Its 
situation, only a mile and a half from Salisbury, permits the 
visitor to enjoy all the drives which are mentioned in our descrip- 
tion of the latter place ; the difference in distance only to be 
added or subtracted, as the case may be. 

In the village is located the Hotchkiss-Yale Preparatory 
School, which was opened October 19, 1892. It was founded by 
Mrs. Maria H. Hotchkiss, a native of Salisbury, and she has 
expended already about $200,000 on the buildings and sur- 
rounding land, besides endowing the school with an educa- 
tional fund of $200,000 more. The school has already 
won a national reputation for the splendid work it is doing in 
preparing boys not only for Yale University, but for Harvard also. 
It is in charge of Edward G. Coy, head master. 

There are churches of several denominations in Lakeville, 
and there is cultured, agreeable society. Boarders are taken by 
many private families, and the Wononsco House has accommo- 
dations for a large number of guests. 

The village and the surrounding country are rich in histori- 
cal association. In recent times it has furnished a Governor of 
the State, Alexander H. HoUey ; further back two secretaries of 
war, and yet longer ago in the time of the Revolution, that bluff 
and sturdy old patriot, Ethan Allen. 

Moreover, it has not only furnished, in many other eminent 
men, of which a long list could be given, the brains that have 
helped to make our country what it is, but it has provided the 
material substance, too, in the cannon and cannon balls of the 
old Revolutionary times, and the iron which it has always fur- 
nished in abundance. 

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View of Lakeville. 



THE WONONSCO HOUSE. 

^HIS HOMELIKE HOUSE is charmingly situated for the 
comforts of its patrons. Long Distance Telephone, and 
Electric Bells. Open all year. Hunting, Driving, Boating, 
Bathing and Fishing. .jij>i^^^.ji^Jt^^ 
First'Class Livery and Carriages will be at railroad stations 
in Lakeville, Lime Rock, Falls Village, or Millerton, N. Y., 
when ordered. Catering to Summer Guests a specialty. Terms, 
$8.00 per week and up, or $2.00 per day. ^ .Jt ^ Ji ^ 



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Yet back ot this, back even of the advent of the white man, 
this was a famous country am.ong the inhabitants, and on the east 
side of the lake was an old Indian Council Ground, where 
weighty questions touching the welfare of the tribes Have been 
decided. 

It is not strange that with all this glamour of history and 
scenery and invigorating climate, the region seems almost an 
enchanted land to the tired city toiler. 

KEEP ON A FISHIN'. 

Suppose the fish don't bite a' fust, 

What be yer goin' tur dew? 
Chuck down yewr pole, throw out yewr bait, 

An say yewr fishin's threw ? 
Uv course yew hain't, yewr goin' tur fish, 

An' fish, an' fish an' Vv^ait 
Until yew's ketched yewr basket full, 

An' used up all yewr bait. 

Suppose success don't come at fust. 

What be yew goin' tur dew? 
Throw up the sponge an' kick yewrself. 

An' go tur feeling blew ? 
Uv course yer hain't, yewr goin' tur fish, 

An' bait an' bait again ; 
Bimeby success will bite yewr hook. 

And yew will pull him in. 

Lakeville Station— Lakeville Post Office. 

Darwin D. Warner— Farm house. One mile. Accommodates 12. Adult?, $10; 
children at reduced rates; transients, $1.50 per day. Large grounds beautifully shaded 
by maples. Elegant piazza ; bay windows. Beautiful scenery. Two of the finest 
lak s in the country near by. Pure and bracing mountain air. Excellent fishing in 
lakes. Good livery accommodations. An enjoyable spot to pass the sultry weather. 

\Vm. B. Perry— Private boarding house. Three minutes' walk. Accommodates 
12. Adults, $10 and upward. Excellent fishing in numerous lakes and streams. Boat- 
ing bathing and sailing. Every attraction for a pleasant summer home. Convenient 
to churches. Good livery accommodations. 

Mrs. Sarah E. Bradley— Farm house. One mile. Accommodates 12. Adults, 
$5 ; children under 10 years, $3 ; transients, $1 per day. This is a large, two-story house, 
with good-sized, airy rooms. The finest scenery ; elegant, pure spring water. One- 
half mile from Hotchklss Yale Preparatory School. Fishing, sailing, and every 
summer enjoyment. Meet guests. 

John S. Perliins— Private residence. One-half mile Accommodates 15. Pates 
upon application. Table liberally supplied with farm products. For further particu- 
lars see description of LakeviUe. Idouse supplied with running water, bath, etc. 



William E. Cornell— Near station. Accommodates 12. Terms $8 for adults 
and 15 for children. Within three minutes walk from Lalie M'^ononscopmuc, 
twelve other lakes within short distance from house ; grand mountain drives. Excellent 
trout fishing in the spring of the year, also fine bass and pickerel fishing. The scenery 
around this locality is simply grand, and the facilities for reaching town are first-class. 
House is situated near all the large dry goods stores in the place. Pure spring water. 
Write for full particulars. 

Cottage for Sale or Kent— New house ; 13 rooms, bath and laundry, hot and 
cold water, furnace. Within five minutes from station. Splendid shade. Will rent for 
season furnished or unfurnished. Details on application. Address E. E. Raynsford, 
Lakevilie, Conn. 

Mrs. E. K. Perry— Grand View House. One mile. Accommodates 14. Terms 
adults, $7 and $10 ; children under ten years old, $5 per week. Large fruit orchard 
affording plenty of shade, abundance of fresh milk, butter and eggs also lots of cream, 
feituated on high ground commanding extensive views of the surrounding. Ten 
minutes from Lake Wononscopomuc. Excellent fishing and boating, fine hunting. 
Large veranda, hammocks. Livery attached to house. Write for particulars. 

Thomas Martin— Within eight minutes walk from the station. House situated 
on high ground overlooking the village ; spacious grounds ; plenty of shade ; sanitary 
plumbing and all conveniences. Will rent for the season. This is a house of eight 
rooms, built in 1896 and just adapted for summer residence of city desiring rest and 
comfort. Address Thomas Martin for full particulars, Lakevilie, Conn. 

Thomas L,. Norton— Will rent for the season of 1897 furnished house of 11 
rooms and bath-room, sanitary plumbing ; large rooms : spacious grounds, beautifully 
situated, commanding a grand view of the surrounding country. Address for full 
particulars, Thomas L. Norton, Lakevilie, Conn. 

Interlaken Inn— Hotel, boarding house, and four cottages. One mile. Accom- 
modates 100. Special rates upon application. Carriage from station. Special arrange- 
ments for season guests. Excellent sailing, boating and fishing. Pure mountain air ; 
no mosquitoes nor malaria. One of the most delightful spots to be found in this 
country. See description of Lakevilie. 

Eugene I,. Peabody — Wonousco House. One-eighth mile. Accommodates IOC- 
Adults, $8 and upward; children, $5; transients, $2 per day. Beautiful location. 
Finest drives in New England. Excellent boating, bathing, fishing, and hunting; in 
fact, everything for a pleasant, comfortable summer home. 

Mrs. E. Blodgett— Summer boarding house. One-fourth mile. Accommodates 
25. Adults, $7 to $12 ; children, special only ; transients, $2 per day. House is of 
colonial style, with large lawn and fine shade. Ample stable and carriage room. 
Boating, bathing and fishing. 

Mrs. E. J. Dakin— Boarding house. One-eighth mile. Accommodates 12. $7 
to $10 ; children, $5 and upward. Table liberally supplied with fresh farm products. 
A pleasant summer liome. 

George E. Bierce— Sharon, Conn., post office. Lakeside House. Four and a 
half miles. Accommodates 30. Adults, $7 to $10 ; cliildren, half price if room with 
parents. Transportation from station, $1 per trip, whether witli guests or baggage. 
This house is pleasantly located on the west shore of Silver Lake, in the midst of the 
beaiities of the famous resort, Sharon. The ho\ise is modern, clean, and attractive. 
While the lawn is large and shady, the house has an abundance of sunshine, making 
it dry and healthy. Good tennis courts, croquet grounds swings, and hammocks. 
The drives are charming ; within easy distance are the Dover Wells, Natural Stone 
Church, etc. Fine grove and camping grounds on lake shore. 

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Elisha S. Chai)in— Five minutes walk. Furnished house for rent, $400 foi' 
season, June 1st to November 1st. Details on application. Address owner at 177 
Duaue street, New York City. 

For Kent— William B. Rudd, one ; Dr. George H. Knight, one ; Charles H. Kelsey, 
one ; H. J. Bissell, one ; J. M. Cornell, one ; Thomas Martin, one. For terms and fill 
information as to accommodations, address owners as above. 

\V. W. Goss— Lakeville, | Prviate house. Near station. Accommodates 3 to 4. 
Terms, $9 to $12. Address W. W, Goss, Curator, Hotchkiss School. 




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SALISBURY, LITCHFIELD CO., CON>. 

ALISBURY village is in about the center of 
Salisbury town, within which are the other 
places we shall mention, Twin Lakes and 
Chapinville. The village is an interesting 
one. It is right in the heart of the iron 
district, where for over a hundred and fifty 
years has been mined the hematite ore which produces the 
toughest iron made in this country. 

Much that will be said of the natural beauty of Twin Lakes 
applies also to Salisbury village, but here the sojourner can find 
social surroundings, the privileges of two churches, an Episco- 
palian and Congregational, and may sleep if he wishes with 
shingles instead of canvas above him. 

Yet he can rise in the morning and, after a hearty breakfast 
such as Connecticut housewives are famed for, reach by a short 
journey the same fishing or the same scenes of wild magnificence 
as he could if he were camping at the lakes. Bear Mountain, 

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the highest peak in Connecticut, it not far away from him, and a 
cUmb to its summit is rewarded by a noble view and an appetite 
which will do full justice to the big, generous lunch of his 
thoughtful landlady. Salisbury has one of the finest public 
libraries in the State. 

There is a large number of beautiful drives about this beauti- 
ful village which have been tabulated and are given below. In 
addition there are inserted also the heights of various localities in 
the vicinity. The two tables show the great field open to visitors 
who delight to ride or ramble amid the beauties of nature. 

THE BEAUTY AND MAJESTY OF BERKSHIRE. 

Thou who would'st see the lovely and the wild 

Mingled in harmony on Nature's face. 

Ascend our rocky mountains. Let thy foot 

Fail not with weariness, for on their tops 

The beauty and the majesty of earth, 

Spread wide beneath, shall make thee to forget 

The steep and toilsome way. There, as though stand 'st. 

The haunts of men below thee, and around 

The mountain summits, thy expanding heart 

Shall feel a kindred with that loftier world 

To which thou art translated, and partake 

The enlargement of thy vision. Thou shalt look 

Upon the green and rolling forest tops, 

And down into the secrets of the glens. 

And streams, that with their bordering thickets strive 

To hide their windings. Thou shalt gaze at once. 

Here on white villages, and tilth, and herds, 

And swarming roads, and there on solitudes 

That only hear the torrent, and the wind, 

And eagle's shriek. 

— Bryant's Moniunent Mountain. 



DRIVES FROM SALISBURY. 

Around Twin Lakes, 

Between Twin Lakes, return via Chapinville, . 
Between Twin Lakes, return via East road, 
Between Twin Lakes, return via under mountain road. 
Around Twin Lakes, via under mountain road, 



MILES 
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7 
II 



MILES 

Sage's Ravine, 4^ 

Sage's Ravine, return via between Twin Lakes, . . 10^ 

Canaan road to Frink's Hill, Knapp road Canaan Falls, return, 13 



Canaan Falls, Lime Rock, return, 

Around Lake Wononscopomoc, ..... 

Around Lake Wononscopomoc, return via Rose Hill, 

Mount Riga, via Rossiter Hollow, return via Selleck Hill, 

Mount Riga, via Rossiter Hollow, return via Selleck Hill, 
Lincoln City, 

Mount Riga, via Rossiter Hollow, return via West road, 
Lakeville, ......... 

Over Selleck Hill, return via Lincoln City, 

Sharon Village, via Lakeville, east side Lake Wononsco- 
pomoc, Town Hill, return via Mudge Lake, Lakeville, . 

Prospect Mountain, 

Sharon Village, same way out, return via Indian Lake, Old 
Ore Hill, Lakeville, 

Bear Mountain, via Rossiter Hollow, Mount Riga, i mile 
beyond, path of half mile, 

Bear Rock, 

Bear Rock, return via Mount Riga, .... 

Winchell Hill (3 miles west of Millerton), return via Bird Hill, 18 

Sheffield, 10 

These drives are all made from Lakeville ; for distance, add 
or subtract i^ or 3 miles where necessary. 



HEIGHTS ABOUT SALISBURY. 


FEET ABOVE TIDE 


Salisbury, 690L 


North Pond (Mt. Riga), . 






• i,732B 


Round Pond (Mt. Riga), . 






. I,722B 


Water Shed, west of Round Pund, 






. i,76oB 


Lal;e Wononscopomoc, 






723 


Barac Mat ff, . . . . 






i,25oB 


Prospect Mountain, . 






. i,45oB 


Indian Mountain, 






. i,36oB 


Monument Mountain, 






2,30oB 



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Sign Post near Park, Norfolk. 





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Maple Shacle Hotel, Salisbury. 



FEET ABOV E TIDE 

Lion's Head, I5675B 

Bald Peak, 2,oooB 

Bear Mountain, ....... 2,25oB 

Ore Hill, 830L 

Lakeville, ......... 720L 

Twin Lakes, ........ 740L 

Foley's Summit, H. & C. W. R. R., . . . . 772L 

In depth, in height, in circuit, how serene ! 

The spectacle, how pure ! — of nature's works 
In earth and air, 

A revelation infinite it seems. 

Salisbury Station— Salisbury Post Office. 

Mrs. J. G. Landoii— Lawu Cottage. One-third mile. Accommoclates 30. 
Terms, $8 to $10 per week; special rates for families. Beautifully situated. Large, 
airy rooms. Pleasaut walks aud drive? ; finest in the state. Excellent fishing and 
boating in lakes near by. Write for further particulars, 

Herbert AV. AVeaver — Alaudar, Mass. Fummer hotel. Nine miles. Accom- 
modates 50. Adul's, $8 to $12 ; children, f6 to $8 per week. Cairiages will meet guests 
when notified. Alaudar occupies a plateau about 2,000 feet above tide level, the surface 
is diversified with hills and valleys, partly wooded and partly cultivaied, ravines, lakes 
and mountain streams, aud bordered by mountain tops. Send for circular giving com- 
plete description of this charming resort. 

Miss J. I. Odeiibreit— Sunuyside Farm. Accommodates 14. $6 to $7 for 
for adults ; children, half price. High elevation ; pleasant shady grounds. No 
malaria nor mosquitoes. Splendid scenery. Excellent fishing. Will meet guests at 
station. Location, one and one-half miles from Twin Lakes. 

Maple Shade Hotel— Salisbury, is situated on the east side of Main street, 
surrounded by large maple trees, has one of the best and finest locations in the state 
and is known to be one of the most healthful regions in the United States. It is so well 
known as a first-class resort that it has acquired a character and reputation peculiarly 
its own and has special reasons to boast. All the rooms are light and airy, well ventil- 
ated, comfortably furnished with all modern improvements. There are many beautiful 
walks and drives around the place. It is the meeting place for prominent people from 
all sections and is pervaded by an atmosphere of comfort, luxury and refinement 
seldom met with in any resort. Address Mrs. M. Russell, Salisbury, Conn., for particulars 
Salisbury Station — Alandar Post Office. 

Mrs. L,. Melius—" Ashley Hill Cottage." Accommodates 40. Eates, $7 to $10 
per week ; children, half price. This little village is noted for the beauty of the scenery 
about it. Its mountain ravines and falls are grand to look at. Good trout fishing near 
by, small lake within short walk from house, where good boating can be had Pure 
spring water. Excellent hunting in the autumn. First class table bount fully supplied 
with all farm products. 

Nathan I.. Daniels— [For Rent.] Large, two-story house (12 rooms), with one 
acre of land. One-fourth mile from station. Will rent, furnished, for season at a 
reasonable price. For further particulars, address owner as above. 

James K. Harrison- [For Kent.] Nine-room cottage, furnished, |50 per month. 
About one acre in lawn and garden. Good well and cistern on place. For particulars 
address owner as above. 

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CHAPINVILLE, LITCHFIELD CO., CONN. 

In close proximity to Twin Lakes is a small hamlet called 
Chapinville, in the midst of a country devoted to farming and 
the mining of iron ore, a region free from malaria, and with good 
fishing always at hand in the neighboring lakes. 

Cliapinville Station— Chapinville Post Office. 

Isaac N. AVriglit— Farm house. Near station. A( commoclates 10. Adults, 
$5 to $7 ; childreu, $2.50 to $5 per week. Wide piazza and shady lawn. Tab'e f urnis' ed 
with fresh moat milk, butter, eg^-s, etc. Excellent hunting, fishing in Twin Lakes 
quarter of a mile distant. Fine scenery, elevation 1,200 feet. 

AVilliam J. Clark— Farmhouse. One-eighth mile. Accotnmodates 15. Terms, 
18 to 110 ; transients, $2 per day. House and rooms large and convenient. Elegant 
shade, lawn and piazza ; beautiful view of the lake. Finest drives in the world. 
Stabling for horses. Celebrated Sage's Ravine only one and a half miles distant. Ex- 
cellent trout and pickerel Ashing. Raises own vegetables. Pure mountain air; no 
mo-quitocs nor malaria. Carriages free from station References on application. 

Anna E. I^andon— Farm house. One-half mile. Accommoda'es 20 Adults, 
$6 to $9 per week ; children, half price ; transients, $2 per day. C'arriage from station. 
House is but five minutes' walk from the Twin Lakes, of which a desciiption is 
heein given. 

Mrs. H. C. Martin— Farm house. Three minutes' walk. Accommodates 10. 
Adults, fC to $10 per week ; childreu, $5. Elegant shade. Lawn and piazza command 
a beautiful view of the Twin Lakes. Table supplied with pure milk and cream, fresh 
eggs and home-grown vegetables. 

For Sale— Excellent farm, IGO acres finely located near Twin Lakes. Good place 
to secure summer boarders. Good buildings. One-half mile from station. Full 
particulars will be given by addressing A. J. Spuir, Chapinville, Conn. 



TWIN LAKES, LITCHFIELD CO*, CONN. 

Its northwestern corner is the lake region of Litchfield 
County. Photographs which have been taken from a balloon at 
an altitude of two miles above Winsted show the white outlines 
of these silvery sheets as the most striking features of the picture. 
The location of two of them, the Twin Lakes, close to, in fact, 
partially crossed by the track of the P , R. & N. E. Railroad, 
has made them very popular for camping and fishing parties. 

All through the season tents may be seen half hidden in the 
foliage on the edge of the plashing waters. Jolly anglers spend 
the days, growing sunburnt and robust, in pursuit of their finny 
game, trout, pickerel, and black bass, and at night with well- 
rewarded labors sleep dreamless, breathing in with each long 
breath the balmy, vitalizing air of the forest. 

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From far and near, too, come picnickers to revel for the day 
among the deUghts of this sylvan spot. It is a favorite place for 
Sunday school and other excursions from Hartford and the other 
towns on the line of the road even as far as Poughkeepsie. 
Hardly a day passes, indeed, during the hot season but some 
party of merry holiday pleasure-seekers visit Washining and 
Washinee, the twin lakes of the woods, and make the solitudes 
echo with the sound of happy voices. 

And for him who ejnoys the quieter recreation of long drives 
or tramps through romantic scenery there is all here that he 
could wish for. From every summit to which he climbs he will 
see spread out before him a different view, but each an entranc- 
ing combination of every feature of nature that charms and 
captivates one open to her blandishments. In every dell into 
which he descends he will find a rippling rivulet murmuring on 
its way to join some larger stream. Here he may pass through 
a rocky defile, there wend his way, along the dizzy edge of a cHff. 
He may, if he chooses, sling over his back the botanist's box or put 
the geologist's hammer in his pocket, and, starting out in the morn- 
ing, be sure of a fruitful day. He may, if fond of Indian lore, 
delve among their traditions or search for the rude arrow-heads 
which attest their former presence in this region, much loved by 
them because of its abundance of fish and game. 

Oh, a day or a month at Twin Lakes ! How the spell of it 
lingers through all the after life ! 

Twin Lrakes Station— Chapiuville Post Office. 
Mrs. W. K. Wlieeler — Summer cottage. Three-quarters of a mile. Accommo- 
dates 10. Adults, $7 to $10 per week. House is beautifally located near the lake. 
Raises own vegetables. Guests will be met at station if desired ; charge, 50 cents. Mrs. 
Wheeler's address before June 15th will be 60 Tremont street, Hartford, Conn. Write 
for particulars. 

Thomas O'Hara — Farm boarding house. Two miles. Accommodates 20. 
Terms, |9 ; transients, $1.50 per day. House is beautifully situated ; grand scenery. 
Elevation about 1,0U0 feet. Free from malaria and mosquitoes. Excellent spring 
water. Fine drives! House is about 200 feet from the shore of the lake. Excellent 
bass, pickerel, and trout fishing, boating and bathing. Tables liberally supplied with 
farm products. Buildiug lots on the shore of the lake for sale at reasonable prices. 
References on application. Also, new 10-room cottage to rent, furnished or unfurnished. 

Mrs. J. S. Adam— Canaan post office. Summer cottage. Three quarters of a 
mile. Accommodates 5. Adults, $7 to |10 per week ; children, half price. Fishing and 
boating in Housatonic River and Twin Lakes. Magnificent scenery, charming walks 
and drives. 

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Charles t. .Smith— Slimmer cottage. Oiie-liaif mile, Accomn.odates 15. Rates 
$1 per day. House situated in Twin Lakes grove ou shore of the lalie. Pure spring 
water. Fresh vegetables from our own truck patch. Fishing, boating, sailing. 
Fishing outfits, boats, and bait furnished at small charge. Large dancing pavilion. 
Every attention paid to comforts of visitors, 

FOR RENT. 
Koeky Knoll Cottage — Furnished, for the season. A new. nine-room cottage, 
with eix sleeping rooms. On the north shore of the lake, commanding an excellent 
view. Surroundings are quiet and pleasant. For terms and further particulars, address 
James Eadie, 156 Washington street, Hartford, Conn., or Mrs. S. A. Olds, 301 Myrtle 
Avenue, Bridgeport, Conn. 



CANAAN, LITCHFIELD CO., CONN, 

In some respects Canaan is uniquely situated. It lies at the 
meeting, so to speak, of the beauties of Berkshire and the rugged- 
ness of Litchfield counties. From the north there flows through 
the village the romantic Housatonic River, opening the way 
among the hills for a pathway to New Marlboro, Great Barring- 
ton, Stockbridge, Lee, and Lenox. To the south and east lies 
Canaan mountain, the finest of the Litchfield ranges. 

Here, then, within easy reach of both these celebrated 
regions of summer resort, is a pretty, enterprising village with five 
churches and agreeable society. Its location assumes a great 
diversity of pleasant drives, and its accessibility from every direc- 
tion makes it a most desirable place for visitors. There is a good 
hotel, in addition to which board can be secured in private 
families. 

DRIVES FROM CANAAN. 

MILES 

Butcher's Bridge, east side Twin Lakes, return via. Cooper 

Hill, Wetaug, 13 

Butcher's Bridge, between Twin Lakes, return via. Cooper 

Hill, Wetaug, 15 

Sage's Ravine, 9 

Around Twin Lakes, through Chapinville, . . . 18 
Butcher's Bridge, west side river to Canaan Falls, return 

east side, . . . . . . . . . 13 

There are four roads to Falls A^illage — west, east, west of 

railroad under Canaan Mountain — affording six drives, 12-14 

Norfolk, 7 

East Canaan, Clayton, return, 10 

East Canaan, Whiting River Fill, Clayton, return, . . 12 

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I 
I 



Campbell's Falls, 

The Dome, via. South Egremont, . 

Around Rattlesnake Hill, .... 

Campbell's Falls, via East Canaan, Whiting Rive 

return via Clayton, 

Sheffield, 

Salisbury, 

Canaan Mountain Pond, via Norfolk, 

Canaan Mountain Pond, return via South Canaan, 



Fill 



MILES 

20 



15 

6 

9 
II 
20 



HEIGHTS ABOUT CANAAN. 

FEET ABOVE TIDE 

Canaan, Conn., 670L 

East Canaan, 79oL 

Canaan Mountain, i>500 

NEW MARLBORO, BERKSHIRE CO., MASS, 

Secluded, quiet, and healthy, the village of New Marlboro is 
situated 1,500 feet above the sea in the famous Berkshire Hills, 
the Switzerland of America. 

The whole North Parish, as it is sometimes called, is an 
elevated plateau of about 1,000 acres, with higher hills around 
portions of the north and eastern parts, while to the south, south- 
west, and northwest are miles of hill and valley, woodland and 
meadow, with mountains rising one above another in the distance, 
all forming one of the grandest panoramas that even southern 
Berkshire can boast. 

The Inn accommodates 100 guests. Open June ist to 
October ist. Address G. Farntosh, Proprietors, New Marlboro, 
Berkshire County, Mass. 

Canaan Conn— Canaan Post Office. 

Elizabeth S. Rockwell— Alford, Berkshire County, Mass. Accommodates 10. 
Adults, 15 and $6 ; children at reduction. Full information given upon application. 

Mrs. Eliza Smith— Sheffield, Mass., via Canaan. Accommodates 15. Adults, 
$7 to $9 ; children, $5 to $7 per week. 

Mrs. J. S. Adam —Canaan post office. Farmhouse. Three quarters of a mile 
to Twin Lakes. Accommodates 5. Adults, $6 to $8 per week; children, half price. 
Fishing and boating in Housatonic River and Twin Lakes. Magnificent scenery, 
charming walks and drives. 

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Campbell Falls. 



L-a Plaza— Accommodates 25. |S to $12 per week. Special inducements to 
parties of four or more. Transients, $1.50 per day. Free transportation from station. 
The house stands in a beautiful location in the center of a nicelj' kept lawn, with lar^e 
shade trees, and is near post office and churches. Convenient to Norfolk, Great 
Barringfon, Lakeville, Salisbury and Twin Lakes. Excellent cuisine, with fresh 
vegetables, milk, cream, and other advantages of a farm Large grounds suitable for 
tennis, croquet and other sports. Stabling and carriage room for those having their 
own turnouts ; also, first class livery accommodations. Further information regarding 
this house, also furnished cottages to let for season, private boarding houses, and the 
purchase and sale of real estate, freely given by addressing Box 173, Canaan. Conn. 

Miss F. 8. Whittlesey — Cottage for rent. About one mile from station. Nine 
rooms, furnished or not ; will rent for season or entire year. On high ground, good 
shade, fine vie s, piazza, open fireplace, etc. For further information, address owner 
as above. 

Mrs. Jane J. Warren— South Egremont, Mass. Five miles from Gieat Bar- 
rington, Mass.. and Hillsdale, N. y. Accommodates 8. Adults, 16 per week. Further 
particulars upon application. 

New Marlboro Inn— Nine miles from Canaan. Accommodates 150. Among 
the Btrk-hire Hills, New Marlboro, Mass. All the advantages of a hotel with ihe com- 
forts of a home. Situated in the most charming spot among the famous Bt rkshire UWU 
- the Switzer and of Amer ca. Fift en hundred feet above the sea evel. Five hundred 
feer higher than any other resort in the county. Thus located, the Inn affords 
absolutely pure ar.d invigorating atmi sphere, entirely free from mosquitoes and 
malaria, and an opportunity unappioached by any other locality in Berkshire county, 
for the weary and over taxed to ncupeiate, and the young to acquire strength. The 
advantages for pleasuie and recreation are unbounded; lawn tenn s courts and golf 
links. The numerous mountain streams abound with beautiful brook trout, base and 
pickerel. Rooms commanding any exposure, and m any portion of the house, may be 
secured upon application. Our season opens June 1st. Applications for board will 
receive prompt attention. Terms, $15 and upwards per week. Special rates made with 
fam lies. Long distance te'ephone in honse. Good postal facilities. G. Farntosh, 
proprietor, New Marlboro Berkshre County, Mass. 

Canaan Station— Canaan Post Office. 
Mrs. A. Scott— One half mle from station, accommodates three, terms, adults $5 
to $8 per week. Beautiful y situated on high ground, commanding magn ficent view of 
the surrounding country, romantic walks and drives ; excel ent hunting and fishing. 
Write for particulars. 

Edwin W. 'Warner— Warner House. Near station. Accommodates 100. 
Adults, 15 per week; children, $3. House is beautifully situated in the village and 
makes a very c(mifortable summer home, being wiihin easy access of many points of 
historic and scenic interest. 

Canaan Station -Hartsville Post Office. 

Mrs. L,. A. Sanderson — Ten miles. Adcommodates 14. Bates, adults, |8 and 
19 per week ; children, $6 ; transients. $1.25 per day. Very beautifully sititated. Large, 
fine shady lawns, lawn tennis and croquet, excellent boating and fishing within short 
distance of house. Fine roads for cycling and driving. Free transportation to and 
from station when notified. 

Canaan Station — Monterey Post Office. 
Henry Woods— Nine miles from Great Barringfon. Accommodates 20. Rates, 
Adults, $6 to 18 per week; children according to age. Pure mountain air, pleasant 
walks and drives, excellent partridge, woodcock hunting, fine pickerel, perch and bass 
fishing. Good boating. This place is in the midst of the Berkshire Hills and is one of 
the healthiest p'aces in New England. 

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Canaan Station— Ashley Falls Post Office, 
Miss Fannie A. Blodgett— Residence near Housatonic River. Two miles. 
Accommodates 6. Terms moderate. Within five minutes from post office, railroad 
and telegraph. House has pleasant veranda, plentj- of shade. For further particulars 
apply. 

Mrs. George H. Blodgett— Accommodates 15. Rates, $7 ; children, half price. 
Free transportation. Beautifully situated amone the Berkshire Hills. Fine drives and 
walks, pure water, excellent roads for cycling, good boating and fishing, abundance of 
fresh milk butter and eggs, plenty of shade. References given. 

Canaan Station— North Egremont, Mass , Post Office. 

Seeley Doty— Accommodates 20. Rates, |8 to SIO ; children, half price. Finely 
situated with a beautiful lake within 2C0 feet of house; churches post office, and 
telephone near by. Excellent fishing and hunting. Orchestra in attendance every 
evening. Private conveyance to and from station. 

R. Henry Race— Accommodates 12. Adults, $0 and $7 per week ; children under 
12, half price. Finely situated within five minutes walk of a lake where excellent 
fishing and boating can be had, a grand view of the Bish Bash Falls, fine roads for 
cycling and driving ; good hunting, very healthy location. 

Mrs. Eliza C. Millard— Accommodates 10. Rates adults, $7 : children, $5. 
Large shady lawn, pure water. Abundance of fresh milk, butter and eggs supplied for 
the table. Prospect Lake is within short distance of the house, where first-class fishing 
and boating can be had. Trout stream crosses the farm and is well stocked. Write 
for further information. 

Canaan Post Office and Station. 

Tliomas Bonner— New cottage, modernly equipped. Five minutes walk. 
Accommodates 4 to 6. Terms $7 to $8 per week. Cool sliady veranda. Stable accom- 
modations. Fine streams near by well stocked with fish. Raises own vegetables, fruit, 
milk, eggs, etc., on farm adjoining. Will rent cottage furnished or unfurnished to 
desirable parties for any length of time. $50 a month, furnished. 

Mrs. J. D. Seacord— Lee, Mass. Twentj-six miles north of Canaan in the 
Berkshires. Accommodates 4. Adults, $6 per week. Write for particulars. 

Trilby Villa— A new and commodious cottage located in the center of the village, 
nicely furnished throughout. Will accommodate 10 to 12 persons. Hot and cold water, 
bath-room, closet, and all appurtenances for housekeeping. Stabling and caniage 
room. Will rent from June 15 to October 1st. Particulars by addressing Box 173, 
Canaan, Conn. 

Es Ee Cottage— One-quarter mile. Eleven rooms nicely furnished, including 
bath-room and laundry with set tubs, hot and cold water, with modern conveniences. 
Delightfully located on a shady street, four minutes walk from post office and station. 
Trout stream within few rods of house. Full particulars by addressing S. E., Box 1T3, 
Canaan, Conn. 

Geo. R. Cook— Sheffield, Mass, Three-fourths of a mile. Accommodates 10. 
Adults, $8 per week : children, $5. 

Mrs. Mary E. Kilbonrn— Great Barrington, Mass. Farm house. Accommo- 
dates 15. Adults, $7 and $8 per week; children under 6, half price. Additional infor- 
mation upon application. 

Myerson W. Andrns— Sheffield, Mass. Farm house. Accommodates 10. 
Adu'ts, $7 to $10 ; children, $5 to $7 per week. Additional particulars upon application. 

Wni. F. Milligan— Alford, Mass. Farm house. Six miles from Great Barring- 
ton. Accommodates 8. Adults, $6 ; children, $3 per week. Write for further partic- 
ulars. 

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Fountain. Norfolk. 




Blackberry River, West Norfolk. 



EAST CANAAN, LITCHFIELD CO., CONN. 

The route traversed by the P., R. & N. E. Railroad between 
East Canaan and Norfolk is one of great scenic beauty along the 
steep side of a mountain overlooking the valley of the Blackberry 
River, beyond which rises the famous Canaan Mountain. 

Down the side of the darkling stream, 
Down where the tide doth swiftly gleam, 

Down on the bank despairing lies 
A youth, who looks with fevered eyes 

Down to the depths of the rushing stream. 
Shall he lie cold ' neath the waters there ? 

What value life when ' tis full of care ? 

Rising, he pauses, then plunges in, 

' Tis two feet deep, but he means to win 
The trout which shall make all anglers stare. 

East Canaan Station — East Cauaan Post Office. 

Mrs. L. F, Bronson— Farm house. One fourth mile. Accommodates 8 
Adults, $6; children at reduction; transients. $1 per day. Free trai sportation from 
station. Table liberally supplied with farm products, poultry, and milk from our 
Jersey cows. Trout fishing in streams near by. Half mi'e from church and post office. 
Reference furnished on application. 

Alice Andrus — Private residence. Three fourths mile. Accommodates 4. 
Ti rms, $5 per week. House surrounded by extensive, abundantly shaded lawn. Rooms 
on shaded side of house afternoons. Fine fishing m rear by lakes and streams, also 
hunting in season. Many places of interest, reached by picturesque drive s and walks in 
all directions. ExceUent table. Coricspondence invited 

Nathaniel Beel>e — Boarding house. Near station. Accommodates 6. Adults, 
$7. House is located in a rich farming section, surrounded by hills. Write for 
particulars. 

Mrs. A. E. Benton— Claj ton, Mass. Private house. Four miles. Accommo- 
dates 8, Adults, $T per week ; no children, taken. Numerous points of interest within 
short distance. Berkshire Cave one mile, Campbell Falls two miles. Good hunting. 
Excellent tiout and other fis-hing. 

FOR RENT. 

House with eight rooms. Good water, large yard and pleasant surroundings. 
Near station. Very desirable location. For further information, address Lock Box 5, 
East Cauaan, Conn. 

Lock Box 5— Cottage near station. Acccmmodates 4. Adults, }8 to $10 per 
week. Fine shady grove and lawn, spacious verandas. Milk, eggs and vegetables fresh 
daily from our own farm. Views and information on application. 

Mrs. L,. Conch— Farm house. Four miles. Accommodates 10. $7 per week. 
Pure mountain air aijd a very pleasant summer resting place. Beautiful views. No 
malaria and mosquitoes. Table supplied with fine vegetables from our own garden. 
Free transportation from station. Good livery accommodations at reasonable prices. 
City references or photograph of house on application. 

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NORFOLK. 

He who has once been in Norfolk on a day in which the 
records of the thermometer showed sweltering heat'in city and town, 
can never help wishing himself there again, when the hot waves 
come. 

The old town of forty years ago, whose sole connection with 
the outside world was the stage coach which drew up in front of 
the Shepard Tavern twice each day, little realized that it had 
within itself those elements which some time were to attract the 
throng of summer visitors who now come to it. 

But there were those who foresaw a future for this town 
upon the hills, and when the project of building the Connecticut 
Western Railroad — now a part of the Philadelphia, Reading & 




Gymnasium, Norfolk. 

New England — was launched upon the troubled waters of discus- 
sion in the towns along its proposed route, it found some of its 
staunchest friends in this little village. Carpers at the bold 
scheme said that the road could never be built through Norfolk, 
or that if it were, it would be buried out of sight and useless in 
the winter. At last, however, the undaunted courage of its 
friends triumphed, and the surveys were made. When the 
engineers came over the route with level and rod, they marked 
the height of Norfolk at over 1,300 feet above tide water. It is, 
therefore, the highest railroad resort in Litchfield or Berkshire. 

After a time, then, it began to be told that there was a 
picturesque town up in Northwestern Connecticut, within two 
hours' ride from Hartford, and three from New Haven, where 
magnificent scenery was all about, where there were cool breezes 

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on the hottest day, and where the very air was charged witn new 
Ufe for the tired dweller in the city. 

The tide of Norfolk's future had come, and its citizens were 
wise enough to take it at its flood. 

The same public spirit which had helped to build the rail- 
road through the town was turned now in the direction of provid- 
ing means for its citizens to obtain the education, the culture, and 
the refinement which have added so much to the enjoyment of 
their visitors and themselves during these later years. And so 
there have been given to the town the Robbins School, a fine 
preparatory institute for boys, the Eldridge Gymnasium, the pub- 
lic Library, and the sweet chimes in the old church tower. 

Yet these generous gifts of private individuals are not all of 
the improvements which have come to the town. Pure and 
wholesome as is the water which springs and wells have long 
provided, it was determined two years ago not to depend upon 
them longer for the increasing needs of the village, but from 
Lake Wangum — the Canaan Mountain Pond of some portions of 
this book — to bring down an abundant supply. This lake is one 
of the most beautiful locaHties about Norfolk. It lies high on 
the mountains, tncircled by forests, and is fed entirely by springs. 
It is absolutely free from contamination of any kind, there being 
but three or four buildings on its entire water-shed. 

Of those who regularly visit Norfolk in the summer many 
have built beautiful residences, or having purchased farms have 
improved the grounds and remodeled the buildings. The names 
of a few of these are as follows : L. Duncan Bulkley, Rev. P. C. 
Bliss, David H. Rowland, President Columbia Bank ; Dr. Edward 
H. Peaslee, William H. Humphrey, Frederick M. Dennis, M. D. ; 
William Lusk, M. D. ; Prof. T. J. Goodnow, Columbia College ; 
Charles G. Mead, Miss Annie Rogers, R. A. Dorman, Miss Ann 
K. Thimpsius, Eugene Smith, all of New York City. 

Dr. Gustave S. Stoeckel and Prof. Fred W. Williams of Yale 
University; Mrs. William H. Moseley, Mrs. Hallie E. Chamber- 
lain, New Haven Conn. 

Theodore Lyman, Charles J. Cole, Hartford, Conn. 

Prof. A. L. Frothingham, M. D. ; Baltimore, Md. 

A. L. Frothingham, Jr., Princeton, N.J. 
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Bartlett's Tower, TarifiVille. 




Gatheringj Water Lilies. 



H. S. Walters, New Britain, Conn. 

Rev. John Humphrey Barbour, Middletown, Conn. 

WilHam H. Windom, son of the late Secretary Windom. 

Miss Louise Rowland, Detroit, Mich. 

For the accommodation of those who do not own residences, 
there are two hotels— the Stevens House and the Hillhurst. The 
latter has a very popular adjunct in the " Lodge," an outing 
cottage on a bit of smooth, velvety lawn on the shores of Lake 
Wangum. In addition to the hotels there are many private 
families with whom board may be obtained. 

As in Salisbury and Lakeville, we append a partial list'of the 
drives, and of the heights of various localities. 



DRIVES FROM NORFOLK. 



MILES 



Around Haystack Mountain, 






Doolittle Pond, 


4 


Canaan Mountain Pond (Lake Wansum), 




4 


Wmsted, 




8 


Winsted — return via Grantville, 




i8 


South Norfolk, 




4 


Winchester, 




Q 


The five-mile square drive southwest of the vilh 


^ge, . 


5 


Joy Mountain Tower in Goshen, 




lO 


Mohawk Mountain Tower, 




i8 


Colebrook, ...... 




6 


Colebrook, return via North Colebrook, Doolit 


le Pond, 


15 


Canaan, 




•J 
7 
6 


Canaan Mountain, .... 




Campbell's Falls, ...... 




5 


Ashley Falls, via Campbell's Falls, . 




II 


Litchfield, 




18 


Great Barrington, 


• 


18 


HEIGHTS ABOUT NORFOLK. 




P EET ABO^ 


/E TIDE. 


Norfolk, 


i,25oL 


Haystack Mountain, .... 




i,67oB 


Dutton Hill, 




i,632B 


Bald Mountain, 




1,7 70B 


West Norfolk, 




i,o8oL 


Norfolk Summit, 




i,335L 



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Scenes must be beautiful which daily view'd, 
Please daily, and whose novelty survives 
Long knowledge and the scrutiny of years. 



Norfolk station— Norfolk Post Office. 

A. E. McLean— "Hillhnrst." One-fourth mil'\ Accommodates ICO. Adults, 
$15 to $25 per week ; transients, $3 to $3.50 per day. This house is situated on a hill 
overlooking the beautiful and popu'ar summer resort of Norfolk, and is within ten 
minutes walk of ( hurches, })0ijI office, railroad station, and green. The elevation of 
the house is 1,300 feet above sea level. Beautiful and extensive views, pure mountain 
air, cool and bracing. House contains Tfi rooms, handsomely furnished, with open, 
fireplaces in many of them. Three parlors, as^emb y and smoking-room set apart for 
use of guests. Dining-room seats 125 persons. Table first-class in every respect. 
Piazza 150 feet long and 10 feet wide runs entire length of house. House is supplied 
with pure spring water from the mountains. Diagram of house will be sent on applica- 
tion, 

E8:l)ert T. Bntler— Hillside Farm. One and a half miles Accommodates 30. 
Adults, $10 to $15 per week. This house has a high elevation, commanding unsur- 
passed scenery. Shady grounds; pure spring water. House has large rooms, wide 
halls and piazzas. Table liberally supplied with fresh vegetables from own ga'-den, 
and milk, cream, etc., from dairy. A truly comfortable home. 

Stevens— 8iiininer Boarding:— One-fourth m'ie. Accommodates T5. Rates, $10 
to $20 per week for adults ; transients, $'i to $2.50 per day. This is a popular fami y 
house, well located in village, and gives s()ecial atteniion to summer boarders. Table 
is firs -class in every respect. Free transportation from station. Fishing and boating 
in lakes near by. Church and post office convenient. No malaria nor mosquitoes 
Good livery accommodations at reasonable prices. City references furnished on appli- 
cation, E, C, Stevens, proprietor, 

Mrs. C. J. Knapp— Has two places for rent for four months or more. One 
house one mile from station, large rooms, furnished. One house hi village, furnished, 
with all modern improvements ; a very desirable place. 

C. K. Nortliway— South Norfolk post office. Four miles. Accommodates 8. 
Adn'ts, $6 ; discount for season guests. Trout fishing. Pure moui.tain air and a very 
pleasant summer resting place. Write for particulars, 

Hiram A. Camp— Modern cottage, twelve rooms, furnished. Near station. 
Large veranda, from which the magnific nt scenery of this vicinity may be thoroughly 
enjojed, 

Frank H. AVhitlng— Cottage furnished and in g' od order. All modern imp-ove- 
ments, hot and cold water, bath and furnace. Stable accommodations with use of 
horses, if desired. Plenty of shade and large lawn. 

A. P. Ciirtiss— A new house with all modern improvements and conveniences. 
Five minutes wa'k from station, post office and churches. 

Mrs. J. C. Kenda'l— Private house. Near station. Accommodates 10. Adults, 
$15 per week. House on same plateau with and near church, library and gymi asium. 
Will rent for $600 for season completely furnished; bouse is new, has all modern 
conveniences, wire w ndow screens and awnings. 

C. W. Cogswell -Furnished house of twelve rooms and bath, also stable accom- 
modations. Fine roomy house, cool sliady surroundings. Two minutes walk to the 
llillhurst Hotel. Plenty of good fishing, trout, bass and pickerel near. Prefer to rent 
house for son to desirable party. Correspondence invited, 

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George K. Bigelow— Bigelow Cottage. Three-fourths of a mile. Accommo- 
dates 12 to 15. High elevation, extensive shady grounds. Fine views in all directions. 
Several small lakes near. Will rent for season to desirable party on very reasonable 
terms. Refers to Mr. Eugene Smith, 44th St., New York. Correspondence invited. 

Mrs. Eliza Blodgett— Blodgett Cottage. Five minutes walk. Accommodates 
15 to 20. Adults, $10 to $15 according to rooms ; children at reduction. Near four 
churches, poft office, telegraph and telephone, library, gymnasium, etc, Four lakes 
stocked with fish within a few miles. Pictiiresqiie drives and bicycling roads. Moun- 
tain air. Excellent table. 

Mrs. H. A. Lawrence— Cottage. Two minutes walk. Seventeen large rooms 
and bath, laundry with set tubs, open fireplaces etc. House surrounded and over- 
shadowed by large shade tiees. Will accommodate a select number of summer 
boarders at very reasonable terms. One minute's walk of post office, telegraph, 
telephone, free library, gymnasium, etc. Dill and mountain scenery and air. Excellent 
table. Correspondence invited, Eeferences exchanged. 

Augustus P. Lawi'ence— New 12 room cottage. House is outwardly attractive 
and is equipped with modern conveniences. Fine views. High altitude. Attractive 
drives. There are six lakes within a lew miles, stocked with bass and salmon. 
Partridge and quail shooting in season. Excellent table. Rates very reasonable. 
Correspondence invited. 

Mrs. H. H. Kiggs— House will be rented for the season to desirable party. 
Convenient commodious house, eleven rooms ; abundant good water, large lawns, sur- 
rounding, and numerous shade trees. Five minutes walk from churches, post office, 
station, free library, casino, etc. Pleasantly situated on Greenwood street. Terms, 
$500 for season. Children not desired. Correspondence invited. P. O. Box No. 96. 

Fred H. Cheney— Cheney House. One third mile. Accommodates 30. Reason- 
able rates accoiding to rooms. Carriage at station. Modern house. Shaded wide 
verandas. On commanding elevation. Few minutes' walk of post office, churches, 
library, gymnasium, etc. Fine driv^es and fishing close by. Correspondence invited. 

James F. Beacli— Grantville post office. Nearest station. Grant's. Three 
fourths mile. Accommodates 20. Adults, $10; children, $5 per week; transients, $2 
per day. Discouut for season guests. Free transportation from station. House is 
situated on an elevation 1,400 feet above the sea, on the summit of the mountain ; park 
adjoining house ; views of many mountains miles and miles away. Fine drives, lovely 
flower gardens, etc. First class team on the premises. New York and Philadelphia 
references furnished on application. 

Mrs. J. F. Bellows — Private house. One-eighth mile. Accommodates 14. 
Adults, $8 to $10 ; children at reduction. Table supplied with fine vegetables from our 
own garden. Good fishing in lakes near by. Excellent livery accommodations. Con- 
venient to church and post office. 

Mrs. liCvi Phelps— Farm house. One and a quarter miles. Accommodates 
20. Terms given on application. Free transportation from station for guests. Tele- 
phone connection. For attractions see description of Norfolk. 

H. A. Stanard— Private house. Near station. Accommodates 10. Rates given 
upon application ; no children taken. House is located on an elevation above railroad, 
pleasantly situated, with ample shade. 

FOR RENT. 

Fdson Li. Cole— Private house. One-half mile. Nine rooms. Will rent house 
furnished for the coming season, also barn. Situated on Laurel Way, about half mile 
from station and church. House contains bath room, and is pleasantly located. Write 
for particulars and terms. 

"W. A. Spaulding— House of sixteen rooms one and a quarter miles from 
station. $75 per month for season, fully furnished. 

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Erastus S. Joliiisou— Fanu and house to rent. Farm contniiis 100 acres. 
Will sell, or rent with house and barn for summer. Two miles from railroad and one- 
eighth mile from Tamarack Lodge. House Is situated on road which is traveled by 
summer boarders every day. Mr. Johnson will be found at the Norfolk livery stable. 

Cottajsre For Sale or Rent— Nine rooms and twelve acres of land. All modern 
improvements, nicluding bath room and hot and cold water. Pure spring water on the 
place. Stabling for two horses. Fine views from piazzas unexcelled in Norfolk. 
Will rent, completely lurnished, for $500 for four months or season. For further 
particulars apply by letter to E. D. Ives, Norfolk, Conn. 

Kalpli I. Crissey— Furnished house, sixteen rooms, for seasou. Pure spring 
water. Plciisantly situated at south end of the " Green." Terms moderate. 

Wm. A. Tliurston— Modern house of eleven rooms and bath, five miuuteb' walk 
from station. Barn and garden with small fruit. 

AVest Norfolk Station— West Norfolk Pos^t Office. 
Wm. A. Huiiiplirey— Farm house. One half mile. Accommodates 12. 
Adults, 18 to $10 per week ; ch Idren, according to age. House commands excellent 
view of valley and surrounding mountains, being in the shadow of Haystack. A 
pleasant and comfortable summer retreat. 




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eOLEBROOK, LITCHFIELD CO., CONN. 

A little off from the line of the railroad — four miles by stage 
from Winsted or three miles by team from Colebrook Station — 
is the village of Colebrook, high up among the hills. In many 
respects it is very similar to Norfolk, and is growing in favor as a 
summer resort. 

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WINSTED, LITCHFIELD CO., CONN, 

Winsted, the busiest 
town in northwestern 
Connecticut, enjoys also 
the advantages of won- 
derful natural beauty and 
the exercise of unusual skill in its development. 

Two hundred feet above the town, but less than half a mile 
from its main business thoroughfare, is situated Highland Lake, a 
sheet of clear, cool water, three miles long, environed by wooded 
hills and sloping fields. Twice in the three miles the shores of 
the opposite sides approach to within a stone's throw of each 
other, dividing the lake by two narrow passages into three 
distinct sections or bays. To this feature is added that of a 
number of deep inlets and of bluffs extending their rocky faces 
out where the waves dash against them and break into shimmer- 
ing fragments, the effects of the whole being that of a shore line 
ever changing in its charms. 

Around the lake, sometimes almost touching the limpid 
waters, sometimes falling back into woods redolent with forest 
odors, runs Wakefield Boulevard, the finest drive perhaps in the 
country if not in the State. It is seven miles long, and in the 
whole distance there is no bit of sameness. On the west side it 
has been built nearly level, but on the east it conforms more 
closely to the configuration of the ground, rising and falhng in 
pleasing alternation. It is a favorite place for cycling as well 
as driving. 

Along the boulevard many cottages have been built by 
residents of Winsted and others. Some of these cottages may be 
rented during the season. 

Seen from the lake on a summer night, their twinkling lights, 
reflected in long pencils from the water below, make it seem like 
fairy land. 

The lake is well stocked with fish, including that champion 
of our inland waters, the black bass, and many a gamey struggle 
he gives the devotees of " the gentle art " during July and 
August. 

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There are over one hundred boats on the lake, of which 
nearly fifty, comprismg every grade from the stout flat-bottomed 
fishing boat to the lightest of St. Lawrence skiffs may be rented. 
A little steamer, also, in the season makes hourly trips during the 
day and evening from the upper end of the lake to the cottages 
and to the beautiful picnic grounds in the piney woods about the 
pavilion at the lower end. 

Two hundred feet above this lake, about a mile away and 
emptying into it by a natural stream, is another one, smaller, 
a veritable gem of the mountains. Into this in turn, by an arti- 




Paiior. Gvnmasium, Norfolk. 



ficial tunnel, bored through more than a half mile of the solid 
rock of a mountain, is poured a part of the waters of Mad River 
from a point several miles north of the village. 

The town itself, situated in a crescent-shaped valley of this 
river, is a hive of industry. Almost every kind of manufacturing 
is carried on. Iron, silver, brass, wood, wool, silk, leather, for 
each there are factories where it is specially used. In fact, there 
is probably not another town in New England of the same size 
that has such a diversity of manufactures as has Winsted. The 
result of this diversity is very beneficial. Hard times are less 
severely felt than in most towns, and hundreds of pretty homes 
are owned by the workers in the shops. There are many fine 
residences and buildings in the village, and of squalor, in the 
form in which it is found in many towns, there is none. 

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BEARDSLEY HOUSE. 



TT IS SURPRISING how many places are advertised as delightful SUMMER 
^ RESORTS, yet every person realizes that what pleases one often fails to 
please another. In WEST "WINSTED^ CONN., a village well located in 
the LITCHFIELD HILLSt "hie hundred feet above tide water, five miles from 
the famous BERKSHIRESt ai'e numerous beautiful drives in every direction; 
no level stretch of country within many miles — a succession of hills and moun- 
tains; and as you ride or walk to their summit a new view presents itself, and 
instead of soon tiring of your sojourn here, you become enchanted with your 
surroundings, and wonder why you had not been here before. 




Popular because it is homelike. 

Popular because it is so neat and 

clean. 
Popular because rooms 

are cheerful. 
Popular because there are such 

good beds. 
Popular because we have such 

nice things to eat. 
Popular because they have cour= 

teous employees. 
Popular because we are willing 

to do all we can to make a 

sojourn here a pleasant one. 



Wn'ie for terms, or come and 
see why you should spend 
the season here. 



Geo. H. Spencer. 



On the west side of the village lies HIGHLAND LAKE, a beautiful sheet 
of clear, cold water, three miles long. Excellent boating and fishing. Ten minutes' 
walk from BEARDSLEY HOUSE, which is located on the main street of the 
village, without grounds. The employees are courteous. Table supplied with the 
choicest of butter, eggs, etc. Large, pleasant rooms nicely furnished. Rates 
moderate. Write for terms, which depend on size, location, number to occupy 
room, and length of proposed sojourn. Long distance telephone. Good Livery, &c. 



GEO. H. SPENCER, Proprietor, West Winsted, Conn. 



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West Winsted Station— West Wineted Post Office. 

George H. Spencer— Beardeley House. Two minutes' walk. Accommodates 
50. Adult?, $10 and upwards ; children, same ; transients, $2 and $2.50 per day. Free 
bus from station, except for baggage. Passenger elevator, electric lights, bells, and 
gas. Billiard parlor, baths, etc. Sanitary arrangements perfect. House newly 
furnished. Table is liberally supplied with the choicest provisions that can be secured. 
The open exposure of the rooms admits of abundance of sunlight and fresh air. The 
interior arrangements are designed to secure privacy ol family and still obtain the 
comforts of a first class hotel service ; all combine to make this house one of the most 
popular in the state. See cut of house below. Eefers to William C. E. Bolles, 12 
Village street, Hartford; John T. Rockwell, 175 \Mlliam street. New York; W. H. 
Jenks, 375 Sixth street, Brooklyn. Photographs, etc., at New England Summer 
Bureau, 3 Park Place, N. Y. 

Joseph F. Carey— Cottage. One mile. Will rent furnished for fl2 per week. 
House is on shore of Highland Lake, and commands an excellent view of same. 

CJeorge W. Lee— Cottage for sale or rent. Two and one-half miles. Accommo- 
dates 10. Terms upon application. House is situated near Highalnd Lake, five 
minutes' walk from steamboat landing. Broad piazza. Fine grove near by. An 
excellent place to pass the heated term. 

FOR RENT. 

C. K. Hunt— Cottage. Two miles from station in a pine grove, lake on three 
sides. Elevation 850 feet ; temperature, 5° lower than Winsted village. A cool, sylvan 
retreat. 

Colebrook Center P. O.— Colcbrook Station. 

Elmer C. liunnell— Farm house. Three miles. Accommodates 6. Adults, 
$5 ; children, $2 jjcr week. Will meet guests at station with team. Cool, shady grove 
near house. Good trout stream runs through farm. Guests will be met at Winsted or 
Norfolk stations if advised in advance, these places being but few miles distant. 
Excellent table. Correspondence invited. 

Colebrook Kiver P. O.— Winsted Station. 

Mrs. Edgar Parker— Private residence. Six miles. Accommodates 6 to 8. 
Adults, 15; children at reduction. A secluded, restful place, near the Farmington 
River. Cool and shady. Pleasant walks and drives in all directions. One mile from 
post office and telephone. Fine trout ttroams abound and several lakes close by afford 
other fishing and boating. Table well supplied with fresh milk, eggs, chickens, 
vegetables and fruit in season from own place. Private conveyance f ai'niehed guests ; 
also stage passes door frequently. 

Maple Croft Farm House— P. Bowman. Post office. North Colbrook, Conn. 
Seven miles from Winsted. Accommodates 8. Terms reasonable. Elevation 1,600 
feet. Very healthy location. Will meet guests at station if advised. Please write for 
particulars. 

W. B. Wilson— Pavillion. Three miles. Reached by steamer on Highland 
Lake every hour; fare, 10 cents. Bass and pickerel fishing. Boats to let. The 
pavillion is beautifully located. Meals are served at all hours. Seven rooms for lodg- 
ing. Fine grounds coverii g ten acres, with shrubbery and shade. A trip to this resort 
is always enjoyed. 

Franklin D. Thompson— Thompson House. Colebrook post office. Two 
and a half miles. Accommodates 30. Adults, $6 and $7; children. $4 per week; 
transients, $2 per day. Will meet guests if notified. House is 1,200 feet above tide- 
water ; a farm of fifty acres is connected with it, from which fresh vegetables are sup- 
plied to table. Fishing and small game in season. Fine walks and drives. Telephone 
coimection. City references. 

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James Hart— Cottage. One mile. Accommoclates 8. This is a new house, 
situated on a promontory overloolving Highland Lake. Tei-ms upon application. 
Sailing, boating, bathing and fishing in the lake. Dairy and garden products furnished 
at reasonable prices. 

Mrs. J. M. White— Winchester post office. Farm house. Five miles. Accom- 
modates 10. Adults, 7; children. $3 50 per week. Will meet guests with carriage. 
This is a large house, with veranda, good sized yard, and plenty of shade. Half mile 
f : om Park Pond, which is well stocked with pickerel and other game fish. 

Mrs. Frederick A. Stanton— Private house. Five minutes' walk. Accom- 
modates 4. One dollar per day. A new house with modern conveniences. A quiet 
summer home. On hill near Highland Lake, commanding fine view of Winsted and 
vicinity. 

"\V. li. Camp— Cottage. Two and a quarter miles. On west shore of Highland 
Lake. About two acres of wooded land. Considered most attractive place on shores of 
this beautiful sheet of water. 

AVinsted Station— Winsted Post Office. 

J. E. Turner & Son.— Colebrook post office. Farm house. Five miles. Accom- 
modates 8. Terms given upon application. Conveyance from station by private 
carriage or stage. Colebrook is a quiet mountain A-illage just far enough from the 
city's noise and turmoil to be restful and yet accessible. Pure air and water. Fishing 
and hunting for small game in season. 

Mrs. Joseph F. Wooster— West Goshen post office. Seven miles from Torring- 
ton. Accommodates 6. Adults, $7 per week. Large yard, plenty of shade, and 
croquet ground. Half mile from post office. 

Frank W. Gris wold— West Goshen, Conn. Six miles from Torrington. Accom- 
modates 14. Adults, $1 to $1.25 per day ; children under 6, 50 cents ; under 12, 75 cents 
per day. Lakes near by ; good roads ; stage or carriage from depot. Write for addi- 
tional particulars. 

W. L<. L>ow— Hotel. One-fourth mile. Guests transported free to and from 
station. Accommodates 60. Terms according to rooms; children, f(> and upwards. 
Cool shady drives amid lakes and mountains. Fine fishing streams and lakes close by, 
also hunting in season. Excellent table. Correspondence invited. 

Arthur M. Grant— Central house. One-eighth mile. Accommodates 35. 
Adults, $7 ; children under 8 years old, f5 ; transients, $1.25 per day. House is situated 
in the town of Winsted, which is surrounded by many points of interest to summer 
boarders. Refers to all business firms in the city. 

J. S. Bailey— Winsted House. One fourth of a mile. Accommodates 100. Adults, 
$S to $10 per week ; children, $4 to $5. Free bus from station. House faces the new 
Winsted park, has piazzas on first and second floors, and is new ly furnished through- 
out. There is a dancing hall in the house, also first-class livery in connection. 

B. F. Kendall— Farm house. Three miles. Accommodates 6. Adults, $8. 
Will meet guests at station for nominal charge. This is a healthy location about 1,000 
feet above sea level. Brick house, large rooms. Good fishing and hunting. 

Charles F. Green — West Goshen, Conn. Six miles from Litchfield. Accommo- 
dates 6. Adults, $7 per week ; children under 8, $5. Write for particulars. 

Mrs. E. O. AVright— West Goshen, Conn. Six and a half miles from To ring- 
ton. Accommodates 8. Adults, $7 per week; children, $3.50 to $5.25. Further partic- 
ulars upon application. 

Rollin I). WISsoii— Winsted, Ct. Farm House. About two miles. Carriage at 
Station Large, roomy house, pleasantly situated on the Riverton Drive. Table well 
supplied. Terms and all other particulars made known by mail. Correspondence 
invited. 

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NEW HARTFORD, LITCHFIELD COUNTY, CONN. 

RIGINALLY a little cluster of houses about one 
of the taverns on the old Greenwoods stage 
route between Hartford and Albany, New Hart- 
ford has now grown into a thriving village 
encircled by mountains and hills, whose pictur- 
esque scenery is unsurpassed in New England. 
The Farmington River, which runs through the valley, has 
been utilized for power, and its artificial reservoir several miles 
long floods back to the romantic gorges between the hamlets 
of Pleasant Valley and Riverton. 

The town is a favored one with city people, many of whom 
pass the summer here. Boaid in private families is easily 
obtained, and pleasant society is assured. 

JES' FISHIN'. 

Jes' fishin' 'thout no care, 

Mostly's what I'd like to do, 
Lyin' in the shade right there 

Whar the water looks so blue. 

Jes' fishin', now and then, 

Kinder dczin', but jes' slight 
Listenin' and bettin' ten 

To one I'd got a bite. 

Jes' fishin' day by day, 

Mostly's what I'd like to do, 
Jes' a lay in' whar I lay 

Say, for 'bout a week or two. 

Jes' fishin', all right, dad, 

Got to rake that pesky hay. 
Jus' fishin' — Gee, how glad 

I'd be, fishin' day by day. 

"Lemuel Lang." 

New Hartford Station— New Hartford Post Office. 
John B. Turnl)ull — "The Maples." Two miles. Accommodates 10. Adults, 
$5 to $7 per week ; children over two years not desired. Babies a specialty. Place takes 
its name from the abundant maple shade, under which are hammocks and swings and 
other out-door summer comforts. Parties of young people will be especially consid- 
ered. Excellent table. For further particulars address Box 255 as above. 

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Mabelle S. Taylor— Pleasant Valley post office. New Hartford Station, Farm 
house. Two miles. Accommodates 4, Adnlts, $7 ; children at reduction. Beautiful 
drives and scenery. Good fishing and hunting on the premises. Large pond for 
boating and fiehing five minutes distant. Excellent table. Further particulars by 
letter, 

H. r,. Clark— New Hartford post office and station. Hotel, One minute's walk. 
Accommodates 30. Terms, $10 per week ; children at reduction. Three miles from 
West Hill Lake; one half mile from Greenwood lake. Satan's Kingdom, etc. Excel- 
lent fishing streams near and good hunting in season. Good roads for driving and 
bicycling in all directions. Table well supplied. Correspondence invited, 

Charles G. Thompson— Pleasant Valley post office. Farm house. Two miles. 
Accommodates 4, Write for terms. Pleasantly located on banks of the Farmington 
Kiver, commanding a view of river and valley. Good fishing near by. Further informa- 
tion cheerfully given by letter. 

O. H. Kipley— Pleasant Valley post office. Farm house. Two miles. Accom- 
modates 5. Adults, $7 per week : children at a reduction. Beautiful drives and scenery. 

Mrs. C. H. Sprague— Bakersville, Town, New Hartford, Ct. Near Station. 
Private house. Large, well located rooms. Cool, shady surroundings ; excellent table. 
Terms very reasonable. Full particulars by mail. Correspondence invited, 

A. L,. .Steele— New Hartford, Ct., Royal View Cottage. About two miles. Car- 
riage at Statiou. Terms reasonable. Open May l^t to November let. A new, roomy, 
well appointed cottage, located on the popular "Town Hill" elevation. Bracing, 
healthful air, pure water, excellent table. Prospective visitors should make early 
application to Miss Steele as above. 



PINE MEADOW, LITCHFIELD COUNTY, CONN, 

Situated on the Farmington River, and adjoining New 
Hartford, has beautiful streets, pleasant walks. Quite a number 
of city boarders summer here. 

Pine Meadow Station— Pine Meadow Post Office. 
TVilliam Caul— Farm house. One mile. Accommodates 10. Adults, $7; 
children, $2 to $4 ; transients, fl.25 per day. Good spring water. Excellent fishing in 
the Farmington Kiver. Raises own vegetables. 

COLLINSVILLE. 

The manufacturing town of Collinsville ofters many desirable 
features for summer vacations. Its industry is concentrated in 
the great shops of the Collins Co. It is in these factories that 
there have been turned out for years, in addition to other articles, 
large quantities of agricultural tools for the Spanish American 
market. The company makes even its own steel, and it is very 
interesting to watch the transformation of the iron which goes 
into the shop through all the various stages to the finished axe or 
the machete, destined, perhaps, to aid the struggling Cubans. 

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On the gentle slope above the shops has grown up grad- 
ually a thriving town, containing many beautiful homes. The 
outlying country is pleasant and well adapted for building. The 
drives are many and well kept. Last year a new road, about 
a mile in length, was opened up from near Collinsville Junction 
station of the Philadelphia, Reading & New England Railroad, 
northward through a picturesque bit of country. 

Collinsville Station— Collinsville Post Office. 

Jennie S. Case— No th Cauton post office. Farm house. Six miles from Collins- 
ville. Accommodates 6. Adiills, f7. This is a very quiet location; just the place 
for rest fiom the giddy whirl of daily life in the city. Referei ces on application. 

Henry T. "Wlieeler— Valley House. Hotel. Near station. Accommodates 25. 
Adults, $8 to $12 per week ; transients, $2 per day. Summer boarders here find a hotel 
under a management ready to contribute to the comfoit of every guest ; a hotel with 
all the modern conveniences, kept scrupulously neat with a first-class table, whose 
menu is unexcelUd in country houses. 

Mrs. J. A. North— Collinsville, Ct.,— Private house. Five minutes from Station. 
Near churches, post office, telegraph, telephone, etc. House located on elevation, com- 
manding fine views. Healthful atmosphere, pure water on premises. First class table. 
Correspondence invited. 

CANTON, 

A short walk from Canton station, two miles from Collins- 
ville, brings us to a wide street with home-like, pleasant looking 
residences on either side. Right among them are the church, 
the school house, the store, the tavern, and the blacksmith shop. 
This is " Canton Street," as distinguished from Canton Center 
and North Canton, which are more easily reached from Cherry 
Brook station. The community is a farming one. 

Canton Station— Canton Post Office. 

Henry C. Whales— Cauton Hotel. One-eighth mile. Accommodates 12. Adults, 
$S; children 16; transients, $2 per day. Free transportation from station. House 
stands at foot of the iLOuntain. Excellent walks and drives in all directions. Fine, 
shady grove near house. Rooms large and airy, clean and good bed?. Excellent table 
guaranteed. References on application. 

Mrs. J. H. Crowley— Canton Center. Conn. Farm house. One mile from 
Cherry Brook Station. Accommodates 4. Adults, $8 per week ; children, |3. House 
is beautifully situated on banks of Cherry BrooU, and was formerly a summer resi- 
dence. A good table is supplied. Use of horse and carriage free. 

Mrs. George W. Lampliire, Jr.— Private house. Canton Centre, Conn., post 
office. Cherrybrook Station near Collinsville. Accommodates 6 to 8 during July and 
August. Quiet home. No children taken. Good country table. Terms upon applica- 
tion. 

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SIMSBURY. 

The Rev. John B. MacLean said of his home, in the Con- 
necticut Quarterly, last year : 

'' Simsbury is a mine of that wealth of which the man may 
possess most who has greatest capacity to receive. The great 
charm of the place is variety. It has some attractive features for 
almost every taste. Those who love mountain scenery may 
wander along the granite hills on the west, or the trap ledges on 
the east. They may climb the " Pinnacle " and look down on 
pretty Lake '' Bijou," lying like a pearl in emerald setting, or t<3 
the cedar-fringed summit of Mt. PhiUip, towering nearly a thou- 
sand feet above the river-ribboned meadows of Massaco. From 
this far-famed ro>al view may be traced the old drift '' Kames " 
by the deep green of the pines which clothe their sterile summits 
Far to the north and west, Tom, Holyoke, and distant Greylock 
salute you through the purple haze. In the west arises that wild 
tumult of hills which conceal in their bosom the grand old towns 
of Litchfield and Norfolk. 

If the more quiet scenery of a river valley affords greater 
pleasure, search out and feast upon the unsung beauties of the 
Farmington, a stream which would have ravished the soul of 
Word.sworth or David Gray. For miles the road follows the 
river, where the waters flash to the eye their fresco of overarching 
elms, with background of blue sky and fleecy cloud and river 
bank on the one hand, and hedgerow on the other, seem to 
compete in wild luxuriance of flowers, grasses, and tangles of 
clematis and woodbine." 

Such a picture of the beauties of a town of which we catch 
only fascinating glimpses from the cars, is enough to make us 
wish for time to look more deeply into its daily life, its history, 
and its beauty. 

What finer enjoyment could one have away from the cares 
of business or monotonous employment than is offered here? 

There is refined, cultivated society — for Simsbury is rich 
in its possession of old New England famihes ; there is healthful - 
ness, the light porous soil affording good drainage, and the pine 
woods filling the air with balsamic odors ; there is historical 

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interest centering about many places ; there is a wealth of flower 
and beast and bird and stone for him to study who is fond of 
nature. 

Not in vain will he have journeyed who passes a part at 
least of his summer outing in beautiful Simsbury. 

" For Childhood's opening bloom, 
For sportive Youth to stray in, 
For Manhood to enjoy its strength, 
And Age to wear away in." 

Simsbury Station— ISimsburj- Po^t Office. 

J. B. McLean— Boarding School Buildings. One-half mile. Accommodates 30. 
Adults, $7 to $12; children, $5 to $7. Large, pleasant rooms. Beautifully located. 
First-class table. Write for further particulars. 

Mrs. Charles Welles— Wet-t Simsbury post office. Farm house. One and one- 
half miles. Accommodates 8. Adults, $5 to $6 per week ; children mider 10, $3. 
V\ ill meet guests. We have ample shade and a nice lawn, rooms are large and airy and 
very pleasant. References on application. 

Julia A. Holcomb— Maple Tree Inn. Three minutes walk. Accommodates 10. 
Tirms, $10 to $12 per week; transients, $1.50 to $2 per day. Splendid roads for 
pleasure driving and bicycling in all directions. Fine scenery. Good fishing and 
hunting in season in the neighborhood. A quiet, secluded, restful place. Free town 
library, casino, chnrches, post office, and telegraph office with'n a few minutes walk. 
This is a select summer hotel, and a limited number of gentlemen guests jire preferred ; 
it is not desired to take any children. Excellent table. Good livery close by. 

Erwin Cliase — Piivate residence. Near Hoskins station. Accommodates 6. 
Adulis, $7 per week ; children, half price. House is surrounded by veranda, and 
abundant shade. Pleasant walks and drives. Fishing and boating in Farmington 
river near by. 

Orland Dean— West Simsbury post office.. Farm hou&e. One mile from Stratton 
Brook station. Accommodates 6. Adults, $5; children, $3.50 per week. Will meet 
gue?ts at station. A good large house in a pleasant village near post office. Two 
malls a day. Beautiful scenery, pleasant drives, bracing air and pure svater. Good 
hunting and fishing. 

Simsbury Station— Weatogue Post Office. 

Mrs. C. J. Maries— Piivate house. Five miles Accommodate^ 7. Adults, $7 
to $8 ; children, $5. Write for partic Jars. 



TARIFFVILLE, HARTFORD CO., CONN. 

At Tariffville, the railroad and Farmington River passed is 
by side through Talcott Mountain. The scenery in this vicinity 
is quite picturesque. On the summit of the mountain, one-third 
of a mile distant from the Tower Station, stands the Bartlett 
Tower, the view from which is marvelous. Although only six 

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hundred feet above sea level, the view is immense ; sweeping 
over one thousand square miles, comprising the entire valley 
of the Connecticut below Mount Holyoke as far as the Haddam 
hills, the largest valley in New England. This view is checkered 
over with cities, towns, villages, farms, and farm-houses. The 
eastern horizon line commencing in the northeast, east of the 
Ware Valley, in Massachusetts, continues unbroken for more 
than eighty miles, ending in the heights below Middletown, 
Connecticut, the nearest point in this line being twenty-five miles 
distant. 'I he city of Springfield, its churches and prominent 
buildings, are in full view. Prominently so are the cities of 
Rockville and Hartford, in Connecticut. By aid of the powerful 
telescope at the Tower, even the time on the Armory clock at 
Springfield is, under favorable conditions, told. More than one 
hundred churches can be counted, while at least seventy-five 
cities, towns, and villages in Massachusetts and Connecticut can 
be seen. 

Excursion tickets, including Tower, are sold at the principal 
stations on P., R. & N. E. R. R., and special rates made to 
Sunday-school excursions. 

About four miles distant is Old Newgate Prison and an old 
copper mine operated by F^nglish parties two hundred years ago, 
and for fifty years the prison was used as the only State Prison of 
Connecticut. Here General Washington sent desperate prisoners 
during the War of the Revolution. It is a place of great historic 
interest, and visited by thousands at the present day. Parties are 
taken from the Tower ; round trip for conveyance, 50 cents. 

Tariftville Sraliou— Tariffv.lle Post Office. 

AV. H, Si rill hers— Graiiby po^t office. Hotel. Three milep. Accommodatos 
15. Adnlte, $10; children half price. Two etages daily from station exceptirg Sunday. 
Splendid roads and drives in all dircction8. Good fis-hing and hunting in season, near. 
A few miles dit^tant from the famous "Newgate" Prism, Bartlett's To^ver, and South- 
wick Ponds. 

Clias. H. Oleoit Boarding house. Near station. Accommodates 20. Adults, 

$6 to $10 per week; children, |3 to $G. Base ball and tennis grounds on the place. 
Fishing and boating in river near by. 

G. M. Keed— Tunxis House. Near station. Accommodates 30. Adu'ts, $8 to 
$14 per week. This house is in a pleasant situation, commanding a fine view of the 
Farmington river, and is celebrated for its excellent table, which is supplied with butter 
and milk from the proprietoi's dairy. Fish and game dinners in season. Beautiful 
drives and walks amid romantic scenery in immediate vicinity. 

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At Sinisbuiv. 



Also the following: F. W. Douglas, Granby. Hotel. Delno Johnson, East Grauby. 
Loraine Thelps, East Granby. Otis Barnard, East Granby. 

Mrs. Henry Strickland— North Granby post office. Indian Rock Farm. Six 
miles from Granby station. Accommodates 10. Adults, $6 to $7 per week ; children, 
$2.50. Good hunting and Ashing. Romantic scenery, 
particulars. 



Stages from station. Write for 



FISHING. 



A RUSTJC COxNVERT. 



You kan't ketch nothin' with them thar things, 

With yam fer bodies an' feathers fer wings. 

You must think trout terrible fools, 

Ter be ketched with such outlandish tools. 

An' look at that pole — why, that won't do ; 

A good, big trout would bust it in two, 

An' never think nothin' ov what he did. 

As quick as lightning away he slid. 

Well, I'll be durn, you can shoot me dead 

Ef here ain't a windlass filled with thread, 

An' the littlest sort of thread at that — 

Why, man, that wouldn't hold a gaat. 

You'll find a good place over here. 

Under the rapids, deep an' clear ; 

You'd better take worms, an' er hick'ry pole, 

Or you won't ketch nothing, 'pon my soul. 



Sixteen beauties, speckled bright. 
The baskets bore ere the fall of night ; 
He counted them o'er on the bank of fern. 
And all that he said was, '' Wa'al — I'll be durn.' 



HARTFORD, CONN. 

Having reached the eastern terminus of 
our journey, it seems proper to devote a few 
words to this splendid metropolis of the 
Nutmeg State, not with a view to its advan- 
tages as a summer resort, — though be it 
remembered it has such advantages, — but to 
briefly sketch its saliant points for the information of the stranger 
from the other side of the Hudson. 

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Hartford is the capital of the State of Connecticut. It is 
a busthng, active city. Its insurance companies and banking 
institutions are well known throughout the world, and the capital 
invested in them amounts to many millions of dollars. The 
manufacturing corporations have a capital of many millions. 

The city of Hartford has about eighty miles of streets, over 
which many bicycles carry their riders daily. The public build- 
ings, and those of many of the private corporations, are both 
elegant and substantial. The State House cost $3,100,000, and 
stands conspicuously on a hill in Bushnell Park in the center of 
the city, and its gilded dome can be seen many miles away. 




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One of the Sights 

Of the Town! 

YES, Of the State. 

THE BIG STORE 

OF 

Brown, Thomson & Co. 

HARTFORD, CONN. 



A city unto itself, combining as it does so many different 
stores under one roof, each and every department 
in the hands of experienced help, thus guarantee- 
ing the best service. 

Being members of the large and powerful Syndicate 
Trading Company of New York, it enables them 
to benefit by their tremendous purchasing power 
and to offer the best goods at the lowest prices. 

Stock consists of the best in the line of general Dry 
Goods, Ladies' Cloaks, Suits, Boys' Clothing, 
Ladies' and Children's Shoes, Millinery, House- 
furnishings, Upholstery, Books, Druggists' Sun- 
dries, Patent Medicines, Cut Flowers, Carpets, 
Furniture, Pictures, Japanese Goods, Bicycles, &c. 

It is a pleasure to trade there and a great saving of time 
and money to be able to fill all your wants under 
one roof. 

There are pleasant and convenient Waiting and Toilet 
Rooms at your disposal and a first-class Restau- 
rant where lunch can be had. 

Remember a POINT OF INTEREST in the Capitol 
City is . . . 

Brown, Thomson & Co. 

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Richelieu & Ontario Navagation Co., 

7ox>on.to-IV[oixtx*e£(,l IL<ine. 

Commencing May 31st, the Steamers will make tri-weekly trips every 
Monday, Wednesday and Friday, not later than June nth, Daily (Sundays 
excepted). Leaving Toronto at 2.00 p. m.; Kingston at 500 a. m., and 
Clayton at 6.20 a. m., arriving at Montreal at 6,30 p. m., connecting with 
the Steamers for Quebec and the Saguenay. From July nth to August 
22d, Steamer will leave Kingston every Monday at 5.00 a. m. and Clayton 
at 6.20 a. m for Montreal, calling at all intermediate ports, thereby mak- 
ing a daily service between these dates from Kingston to Montreal. 

All these steamers pass through the enchanting scenery of the Lake 
of the Thousand Islands and the Exciting Rapids of the St. Lawrence. 

The Steamers "Quebec" and "Montreal" are now running daily 
between Montreal and <;}uel)ec, leaving Montreal at 7.00 p. m. and Que- 
bec at 6.00 p. m., calling at intermediate ports. Splendid Orchestra on 
these Steamers. 



SUNDAY 

leave Montreal 



Steamers will 



(Quebec at 3.00 p. m., every Sunday until further notice. 

Until June 12th, Steamers will leave Quebec for the Saguenay and 
intermediate ports on Tuesdays and Fridays at 8.00 a. m., and from June 
1 2th to July 17th, on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays at 7.30 
a. m., and from July 17th until further notice, daily (Sundays excepted), at 
8.00 a. m. P'or further information apply to . . . 
A. MILLOY, Traf. Mgr. UEO. A, BROWE, Asst, Traf. Mgr. 

C. F. GILDERSLEEYE, General Manager. 
GENERAL OFFICES- 228 St Paul St, Montreal, P. Q, 




The Illustrations 
in this book were 
made from Pho- 
tographs taken by 



K.I. 
PHOIOGRIIPHER, 

West 

Wiusted, 

Conn. 



Telephone Call 448=5- P. O. Box, 490. 

JOHN B. CLAPP & SON, 

DEALERS I\ 

Irony Steel, Nails, Bolts, Nuts, Coach Screws, Metals, 
Tin Plate, Wheels and Wheel Stock, Etc. 



61 MARKET STREET, Hartford, Conn. 



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E C. Qiiiggle, Pres. E. S. Kibbe, Vice-Pres. A. M. Wilson, Treas. R. 1). Baldwin, Sec. 

The E. S. KIBBE CO., Wholesale Grocers. 





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"Helmet HramJ" Canned Goods. Tea, Coffee. Spice*., Tobacco and Cigai». 

With our improved facilities for handling goods, we are able to fill with promptness all orders 
intrusted to us. 1149-155 State Street, HAKTfOKD, CONN. 

Hartford & New York 
Transportation Co* 

"HARTFORD LINE" 

The only direct Passenger and Freight Line to Hartford, Middletown, 
Goodspeeds, East Haddam, Essex, Lyme, Sayl^rook Point, Fenwick 
and Intermediate Landings on the .... 

IDYLLIC CONNECTICUT RIVER 

Connecting with Railroads for Springfield, Farmington, Unionville, 
Tariffville, New Hartford, Winsted, Norfolk and for all points in 
Vermont, New Hampshire and Connecticut Valley. 

Twin Screw Steel Steamers " MIDDLETOWN " and " HARTfORD " leave Pier 24, East 
River, New York, and foot of State Street, Hartford, daily, except Sunday at 5 p. m. 



GEO, C. HILLS, 
Gen, Pass. Agent, Pier 24, East River, New York. 

174 



Hudson River by Daylight, 

The MOST CHARMING Inland Water Trip 
on the American Continent . . . 




THE PALACE IRON STEAMERS 

"NEW YORK" an^ "ALBANY" 

Of the Hudson River Day Line, 

DAILY, EXCEPT SUNDAY. 

Leave New York, Desbrosses Street, 8.40 a. m. Leave New York, West 22d 
Street, N. R., 9.00 a m, Leave Albany, Hamilton Street, 8.30 a. m., landing 
at Yonkers, West Point, Newburg, Poughkeepsie, Kingston Point, Catskill, 
and Hudson. The Attractive Tourist Route to . . . 

CatskiU Mountains, Saratoga and the Adirondacks, Hotel 
Champlain and the North, Nia§:ara Falls and the West. 

Connecting at Poughkeepsie for all points reached by the Philadelphia, 
Reading & New England Railroad. 

A trip on one of these famous steamers, on the noblest stream in the 
country, offers rare attractions. They are fitted up in the most elegant style, 
exclusively for passengers. 

Their great speed, fine orchestra, spacious saloons, private parlors, and 
luxurious accommodations in every respect, render them unexcelled. 

Send six cents in stamps for " SUMMER EXCURSION BOOK." 



F. B. Hibbard, 

Gen. Pass. Agt. 



GENERAL OFFICE, 

Desbrosses Street Pier, 

NEW YORK CITY. 



E. E. Olcott, 

Gen. Manager, 



Litchfield and Southern 
Berkshire Hills ♦ ♦ ♦ 

and all resorts on the Phila., Reading and N. K. R. R.. via 
Rhinebeck, N. Y., Red Hook, N. Y., EHerslie, N. Y., 
xA.ncrani, N. Y., Copake, N. Y., Lakevills, Conn., Salis- 
bury, Conn., Canaan, Conn., Norfolk, Conn., Winsted, 
Conn., Hartford, Conn. 

CATSKILL MOUNTAINS . . . 

Shortest route to Hotel Kaaterskill, Plattekill Mountain House, 
Twilight Park, Elka Park, Platte Clove, Tannersville, Palenville, 
Saxton, and Mount Airy, and all points of interest in the Moun- 
tains by way of 




SAUGERTIES EVENING LINE 

( Saugerties and New York Steamboat Co.) 

STEAMERS SAUGERTIES 
and ULSTER . . . 

Leave New York, Pier 48, N. R , foot West nth Street, every week 
day at 6 p. m., landing at Rhinebeck, Staatsburgh, Barrytown, Ulster, 
Landing, Tivoli and Saugerties. Special— From June 27th to August 
29th. Saturdays at i p. m. First-class stateroom and passenger 
accommodations. Fare, including berth, $1. Excursion tickets, 31.50 



Special attention given to care of horses and carriages. Arrangements can be made for 
single, double, and four-in-hand conveyances to the various Mountain Houses. Also any 
information in regard to Boarding Houses in the CatskiUs will be gladly furnished by 
applying at the boat or to Saugerties & New York Steamboat Co., Saugerties, N. \ . 

176 



.. THE.. 

Coaldale Mining Co,, 

Colliery Proprietors, Miners 
and Shippers of 

COALDALE, ROYAL, FOREST 
AND ACME, AND GEORGE'S 
CREEK CUMBERLAND 

Bituminous 6oals. 



All rail shipments to any point reached by 
the P. R. & N. E. R. R. Water ship- 
ments from New York and Philadelphia. 



Correspondence Soliciteci 



General Office : Branch Office : 

SI and ^^ Broadway, Reading Terminal, 

New York City. Philadelphia, Pa. 



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THE 



BLOOMINGTON 
MINING CO. . . 



Philadhlphia 

AND 

New York. 



SUPERIOR 
LOCOMOTIVE 



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POEL, 



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"Victor." " Bloomington 



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The BEST Free 
Burning White Oak 
Coal Mined . . . 




Shipment direct from the Mines, all rail, 
to all points in New England States. 

Dealers who Handle this 
CELEBRATED COAL 

Steadily Increase Their Sales. 



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GENERAL 
OFFICES 




29 Breadwsiy, 
M^w YdDirIko 



Branch Offices 



Albany, N. Y., . 
Utica, N. Y., . 
Oswego, N. Y., 
Ogdensburg, N. Y., 
Buffalo, N. Y., . 
New Haven, Conn., 
Boston, Mass., . 



De Graaf Building. 

. 24 Whitesboro Street. 

73 East First Street. 

22 North Water Street. 

Union Central Life Building. 

82 Church Street. 

. 45 Kilby Street. 

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A. S. SWORDS & CO., 



WHOLESALE DEALERS IN 



PITTSTON, LEHIGH and OTHER ANTHRACITES. 

Georges Creek, Cumberland and Clearfield 

Bituminous Coals. 

Rooms 30 and 31, 

No. 1 Broadway, New York. 



ERIE LINE" Coal Agency, and New 
England — All Rail — Coal Agency 



FOR THE SALE OF 



Pennsylvania Coal Co/s 
PITTSTON COAL 



A. S. SWORDS & CO., Agents 

Shipment via Highland for Points on P. R. & N. E. 
Railroad and Connections. 
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FOR . . . 

Lasting Colors, and 
Prices based on cur= 
rent cost of manu- 
facture, write 

NATIONAL — ' 

PAINT WORKS, 

WILLIAMSPORT, PA. 

FREDERIC A. POTTS & CO., 

WHOLESALE 



COAL DEALERS, 

AND SHIPPERS OF 

JERMVX WHIl E ASH, at Edgewater. N. J. 

WILKES-&ARRi-, at Edgewater, N. J. 

OLD COMPANY'S LEHIGH, at Elizabethport, N. J. 
WILKES-BARRE, at Port Johnston, N. J. 

PLYMOUTH RED ASH, at Port Johnston, N. J. 



AGENTS FOR THE SALE OF 

THE LEHIGH COAL AND NAYIGATION COMPANY'S "OLD COMPANY'S 
LEHIGH," AND NEW YORK, SUSQUEHANNA S: WESTERN COAL 
COMPANY'S JERMYN AND WILKES-BARRE WHITE ASH, along the line 
of the P. R. 6c N. E. R. R. and its connections. 



Offices: 

No. 143 LIBERTY STREET, 

New York. 



26 Exchange Place, Boston Mass. 

116 Church Street, New Haven, Conn, 

4 Westminster Street, Providence, R. I. 



Phoenix IRON Works. 

LINCOLN & CO., 

ARCHITECTURAL 
IRON WORK... 

54 Arch St., HARTFORD, CONN. 



Established 1834. 



Castings of every Description. 

Sole makers of Palmer,s Patent 
Brake Paw. 



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The E. W. SPURR CO., 

Falls Village and 

Lakeville, Conn. 



DEALERS IN .. 



Anthr aci te a nd Bituminous Go^l^ 

PILISBURY'S BEST, WONDER, AND 
ST. CLOUD FLOURS. GRAIN, MEAL 
AND FEEDS OF ALL KINDS. 



General assortment of Shelf and Builders' Hardware, Tools, 

Agricultural Implements, Varnishes, Paints, Oil, etc. The 

largest assortment of Timber, Lumber, Shingles, and 

Builders' Material necessary for the complete 

construction of buildings to be found in 

Northwestern Connecticut. 



Get the BEST TIN. 

It is the Cheapest in the end. 

The "TAYLOR OLD STYLE" Brand. 

Extra Heavily Coated. 

The only TIN made exactly the same as in 1830. 

A TIN ROOF that will last for 100 years. 

Ask your Roofer, or write to the Manufacturers, 

©Le'lwii N. & G. Taylor Co., 

^D^^m PHILADELPHIA. 



i;!3&(gJML@[^'©© Copy of Stamp on every sheet. 



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THE 

Travelers 

J, Insurance 

eompany. 

OF HARTFORD, CONN. 

Original Accident Company of America. 
Largest in the World. 

ISSUES 

LIFE AND ENDOWMENT POLICIES, 

BEST in the Market. World-wide and 
Non forteitable. 

ACCIDENT POLICIES, 

Covering Accidents of Travel, Sport, or 
Business, at home and abroad. 

ACCIDENT TICKETS, 

Twenty-five cents per day, $4.50 for 30 
days. Just the thing for travelers, but not 
limited to accidents of travel. 

Assets, $20,896,684.63. 

Liabilities. $17,920,260.27. 

Surplus, $2,976,424.36. 

Returned to Policy-holders in 1896, $2,602,0H,86. 
Returned to Policy-holders since 1864, 3 J, 742,9543 J. 

JAMES G. BATTERSON, President. 

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T. J. Blake & Son, 

BRASS FOUNDERS R 
COPPERSMITHS. 



MANUFACTURERS OF 

Blake's Improved Extract and Witch Hazel Stills. 

HOTEL COPPER UTENSILS Tinned and Repaired. 
BABBIT AND ANTI=FRICTION METALS. 



All Kinds Of BRASS and COMPOSITION CASTINGS. 

141 Commerce St., Hartford, Conn, 

FOR FIRE INSURANCE 

Apply to 

Burke i^Brottin 

54 William St., 
NEW YORK CITY. 



All Property of the P. R. & N. E. R 

Insured by the above Company. 

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Barnuin, Richardson & Co., 



MANUFACTURERS OF 



SALISBURY CHARCOAL 

PIG IRON, 

Especially adapted by reason of its tensile strength and chilling 

properties, for Car Wheels, Ordnance, Machinery 

and other similar high-class work. 

ALSO MANUFACTURERS 
OF... 

CAST CHILLED 

CAR WHEELS, 

Made from the Salisbury Iron in the BAR CON- 
TRACTING CHILL, which treads ground 
to an Accurate Circle. 

Grey Iron Castings 

OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS. 



General Office. LYME ROCK, CONN 

MiLO B. Richardson, President. 
Charles W. Barnum, Vice-President and Secretary. 
Porter S. Burrall, Treasurer. 

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Building and Roofing Papers, Pitcli, Coal Tar, &c. 

DO YOU GO CAMPING? If you intend camping out, 
'' Raw Hide Roofing and Siding Papers " are just tlie thing 
for roofing or lining your cabin. 

Sa'nples and Prices for the asking. 

C. S. GARRETT & SON, 

PAPER MAKERS, /^ and 14 Decatur Street, 

PHILADELPHIA. 

Lehigh Valley Spike Works. 

J. W. WILSON & SON, 

Manufacturers of 

RAILROAD, SHIP, BOAT, DOCK, AND 

MINING 3PJKES. 

.. .. ALLENTOWN, PA. 
MAINE STEAMSHIP LINE. 

Only direct line to COTTAGE CITY, MASS., and PORTLAND, ME., 
making close connections at Portland with all Railroads and Steamer Lines for 
Bar Harbor, Old Orchard, Poland Springs, White Mountains, Rockland, Ban- 
gor, Eastport, and St. John, N. B., and all Eastern Summer Resorts. 

Leave Pier t,'^, E. R., foot of Market Street, every Tuesday, Thursday and 
Saturday at 5.00 p. m., and leave Portland every Tuesday, Thursday and Satur- 
day at 6.00 p m., affording a Short and Delightful Sea Voyage of 26 Hours. 

Special Service during July and August in addition to our regular tri- 
weekly service. 

The Magnificent New Steamer, John Englis, is now in Commission. 

Full particulars given on application to 

Horatio Hall, Ageut, Pier 38, East River, New York. 

Telephone, "81 Franklin." 

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..General Printers^^ 

441 to 447 Pearl Street, NEW YORK, 

^"d226 to 236 Hamilton Street, ALBANY, N. Y. 



We have one of the Largest aiid Most Complete 
EstabHshments in the United States for BOOK, COM- 
MERCIAL and RAILROAD PRINTING. 

ILLUSTRATED CATALOGUES and FINE CUT 
WORK A SPECIALTY. 



special Department for printing 4LL STYLES of Railroad- 
and Street Car Transfer — Tickets. 



THE FIRE BRICK LININGS 

For the locomotives of the P. R. & N. E. R. R. Company 
are manufactured in 

TROY. N. Y., 

—BY— 

Ostrander Fire Brick Co 

They make FIRE BRICK for all other Purposes, too, and 
the BEST in quality. Try them. 



YANDERBILT ife HOPKINS, 
126 Liberty St., N. Y. 

White Pine, Yellow Pine and Oak, sawed to 
order. Steam, Sail and Rail i'elivery. Cypress 
Shingles and liUniber, Yellow Pine and Cypress. 







TRADE 



MARK 

Dressed niul Kiln-Drieil. 

Delivereil all rail trom 

mills. Railroad Ties, Car 
and IJailroad Lumber. 



BECKWITH-CHANDLER 
COMPANY 



Charles B. Beckwith, Pres. 
Perry Tiffany, Vicc-Pres. 
Barrett S. Chandler, Treas. 
Belmont Tiffany, Secretary. 



riakers of 



NEW YORK OFFICE: 621 Broadway, Cable Building. 

FACTORY: 
193-203 Emmett St., Ave.B , and 242-248 WrightSt., Newark, N. J. 

Piatt &Washburn Refining Co 

Itlnnulacturers of 

l:ubricattn0 COils. 

58 Pearl Street, New York City, N. Y. 

90 & 92 Wood St., Cleveland, O. 

Telephones: 479 and 2553. 

:bija:nk: :book: iv[ak:xn^g. 

TJIGH CLASS Catalogues, Half-Tone and Fine Wood Cut Work 
a specialty. Enlarged facilities for book composition, Railroad 
and Theatrical Printing. Electrotyping and Book Binding. 
PROMPTNESS AND SATISFACTION GUARANTEED. 

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SELECTED AND USED IN REPAINTING 
THE GREAT POUGHKEE PSIE BRIDGE 
LAST YEAR WERE FURNISHED BY THE 



New York 
Marine Paint Co. 

OF POUGHKEEPSIE, N. Y. 



MAKE THE BEST PAINT IN THE WORLD 
FOR IRON, STEEL AND ALL KINDS OF 
METALS. It is very preservative for wood and suitable 



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